absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
progress; advance; making (good) progress
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
restoration; repair; mending
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
a step; short distance; short time
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate