to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
risky; dangerous; insecure
odds and ends; all; every
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
best regards; please take care of; please do
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
just past noon; afternoon
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to summon; to get used to call
order; command; directions; instructions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
proposal; offer; request; application
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
unconditionally; as a rule
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for