proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste; paint thinner (as an inhalant)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
universally kind person; humane person; philanthropist
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
sense of humor; sense of humour
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
being left out; being ostracized
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
along the river; riverside
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to backfire; to have a harmful result
falling in love; attachment
hundred times; hundred degrees
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
variant (in a manuscript or book); part of a text that differs from other versions
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
deceased; late; dead; departed
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
student in a lower grade; underclassman