playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
while; during; while; although; all; both
foreign; abroad; overseas
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
name; given name; first name
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
how; in what way; how about
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)