fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
God; god; ace; king; superior person
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
materials; data; document
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
I appreciate your efforts
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
results; record; grades; marks
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
on the occasion of; at the time of
extreme masochist; very masochistic
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float