chief; main; principal; important
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
reopening; resumption; restarting
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
sad; wretched; deplorable
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
trouble; bother; annoyance
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
troublesome; annoying; complicated
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
(someone else's) daughter
small grain; small stature or ability
head; brains; intelligence
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
how; in what way; how about; questionable