memory; ability to remember
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
quotation; citation; reference
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
resignation; acceptance; consolation
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to read (a book, etc.) over again
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
incompetence; inability; disability; incapacity
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)