inattention; absent-mindedness
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
late at night; at a late hour
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
close; intimate; on good terms
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
complete; whole; perfect; safe
(period of) a year; during an era
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
promotion (school, military, etc.)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
both; both sides; both parties
preference; priority; precedence
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
in that way; like that; that way
to subsist; to keep on living
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink