to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
(one's) countenance; face
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
things at hand; personal belongings
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
in one's hands; in one's control
handicap match; handicap race
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
mental illness; emotional disorder
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
photograph giving only an impression of something; concept image
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18