blunder; (careless) mistake; error
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
short pause; short interval
five-digit number; "ten thousands" column
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
memory; ability to remember
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
quotation; citation; reference
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
resignation; acceptance; consolation
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to ask a question; to ask questions
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
waste of time; killing time
feeding (animals); provisioning
finishing blow; coup de grâce
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets