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あじゃら、あじゃれ、あざれ
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
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戯曲

ぎきょく
play; drama
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遊戯

ゆうぎ
game; play; sports
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悪戯

惡戲
いたずら、いたづら
mischief; prank; trick; practical joke; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with; lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape
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悪洒落

悪じゃれ、悪戯
わるじゃれ、あくぎ、わるいたずら、わるざれ
offensive joke
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戯れる

v1
vi
たわむれる、ざれる、じゃれる
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic; to joke; to flirt with
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戯画

ぎが
caricature; cartoon; comics
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戯作

げさく、ぎさく
cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period
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戯作三昧

げさくざんまい
being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself
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戯作者

げさくしゃ
fiction writer; dime novelist