hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to talk; to chat; to chatter
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to read the situation; to sense the mood
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
study; learning; tutorial
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to summon courage; to be brave
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(find) common (meeting) ground
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
Japanese person; Japanese people
age of majority; age of adulthood
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
master; teacher; stable master
superintendent; supervisor; warden
in accordance with; according to
follower; attendant; valet; servant
near oneself; close to one; familiar
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example