forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
have a pain in one's chest
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
established fact; fait accompli
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
clanging; empty; deserted
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo-period punishment)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection