irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to say no more; to sink into silence
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
particularly; only; in the case of
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
all nighter; sleepless night
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
stairs; stairway; staircase
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
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)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
sense of orientation; sense of direction
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
in succession; one by one
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings