inattention; absent-mindedness
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
stillness; repose; standing still
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
loud laughter; roaring with laughter