open-mouthed form (statue with open mouth, symbolizing the "a" half of "aum")
fast pushing (of a button)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
show; exhibition; spectacle
it hasn't been long since
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
as if it were about oneself
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to have a meal; to take a meal
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
person who is ...; thing that is ...
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to solicit; to demand; to extort
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion