truancy; school non-attendance
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
well-cooked; well-done; browned
charcoal; charred remains
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
inseparable; indivisible; undetachable
all worldly phenomena; meritorious acts leading to enlightenment; (Jodo school) all practices other than recitation of the nembutsu prayer
right and wrong; good and evil
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
individualism; egoism; selfishness
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
every night comes to an end; every night sees a dawn; this too shall pass; the darkest hour is just before the dawn
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
to put to death (e.g. a sinner, traitor, etc.); to punish someone with death
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut