misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
that kind; competition; match
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
doing whatever one pleases
modesty; humility; being humble
gazing at (in wonderment)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to do for (the sake of someone else)
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant