to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
forcibly; against one's will
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
cake or snack served with tea
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
go that far; to that extent
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
(committee) chairman; president
to turn towards; to point
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to shake one's head (in denial)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
really; truly; indeed; good grief
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
police officer; policeman; constable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
again; once more; a second time
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
attendance (at school); going to school