of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
about the same; about equal to; close match
preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)
to make a typo; to type the wrong character
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
Songs to Make the Dust Dance (by Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26)); The Dance of the Dust on the Rafters
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
origin and history; particulars
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
change of occupation; career change
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
timewasting; killing time
(doing) karaoke by oneself
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
longing; great desire; aspiration
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
bright red; crimson lotus flower
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
hair on the back of one's head
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
closing time; lockup; curfew
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
assistance; backing; reinforcements
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said