to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
enumeration; citation; listing
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to discuss; to talk together
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to take back; to recapture
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
particularly; only; in the case of
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
matter of time; question of time
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
one's opinion on (life and) death
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to trample down; to devastate
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
planning; project; plan; design
university student; college student