- 戯れ
- たわむれ
play
sport
fun
caprice
joke
jest
flirtation* * *たわむれ【戯れ】*fun〖U〗《略式》ふざけ, 楽しみtell a lie for (the) fun (of it [of the thing]) 戯れにうそをつく
*joke〖C〗冗談, おどけin joke 戯れに
*jest〖U〗〖C〗ふざけ.▲a freak of nature 造化の戯れ, 突然変異.
* * *たわむれ【戯れ】〔遊び〕 play; sport; fun; 〔ふざけること〕 messing around; horseplay; mischief; 〔冗談〕 joking; a joke; a jest; a caprice; a whim.●男女の戯れ flirtation; philandering
・造化の戯れ a freak of nature
・運命の戯れ a trick [whim] of fate.
●戯れに for [in, out of] fun; in jest [play, sport]; out of mischief
・戯れにやってみる do [try] sth for fun
・その恋はほんの一時の戯れにすぎなかった. Falling in love was no more than a passing fancy.
●戯れの恋 an affair; a dalliance
・ほんの戯れのつもりだった. I only did it for a bit of fun [a joke].
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.