ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
consideration; taking into account
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
on the occasion of; at the time of
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to suppress one's emotions
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
common people; ordinary people; masses
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication