children's game in which three or more stand back-to-back in a circle and jostle
so; like this; in this way
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to jump up and down; to hop
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
ladybug (Harmonia axyridis); ladybird
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
what's what; heads or tails
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
Japanese common squid; Pacific flying squid (Todarodes pacificus)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter