playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
how; in what way; how about
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
original intention; initial resolution
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
long ago; a long time ago; already
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to say; to be called; to do
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
while; during; while; although; all; both
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
without; but if; otherwise; or else
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
boasting; bragging; talking big
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
haori (Japanese formal coat)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
samurai for the shogunate
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)