play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
ill will; malice; evil intent
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
choices; alternatives; options
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
every year; yearly; annually
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
does not; can not; will not
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to be erected; to be built
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
intelligence gathering; information gathering
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk