play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
duty; obligation; responsibility
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
such; like that; that sort of; very
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
failure; mistake; blunder
conquest; subjugation; overcoming