to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
honorific/polite/humble prefix
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
cooperation; collaboration
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
older sister; elder sister
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...