not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
practical; realistic; pragmatic
maintenance; preservation; improvement
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
directly; in person; firsthand
practicality; utility; usefulness
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
main cause; primary factor
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
aichmophobia (fear of sharply pointed objects); belonephobia
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
putting into operation; invocation