outsider; layman; amateur
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
morning training (e.g. before school)
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
beyond human understanding
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
along the river; riverside
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
yesterday evening; last night
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
one can say more with a look than with ten thousand words; the eyes cannot belie one's true thoughts; the eyes are the windows to the soul; eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to lie down; to throw oneself down
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice