encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
guardians; parents; father and older brother
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
theme music; theme tune; theme song
existence; possession; having; limited company
as stated; verbatim; literally
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
supporting role (actor); minor role
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
oracle; revelation; divine message
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
one more time; once more; once again
no way!; no chance!; I don't want to do it!
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture