play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
town girl; girl raised in a town
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
employer's house; master's house
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
air transportation; air transport
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
street stall; stand; booth
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
stealthily; secretly; in secret
best photograph; best shot
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
hard to get; hard to come by