to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
failure; mistake; blunder
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
heading; headline; index; headword
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
(not) so much; (not) that much
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
boastful speech; bragging
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
following someone's example, and committing suicide
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of