taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
study group; study meeting
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to be dispersed; to get separated
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
extended leave; long vacation
memory; sense; experience
to chase; to run after; to pursue
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
for (some) doubtful points to remain
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
apologies for the crude food
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
manly; masculine; like a man