playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
getting on board; sailor; seaman
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; season; period; phase; stage
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to take off one's glasses
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to look young; to seem young
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)