ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to find fault with; to question
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
to start slowly; to lag behind
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to taste; to try (food or drink)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of