to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
street; quarter; district; area
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
dated; date; fixed; external
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
transexual; gender swap (in fan fiction, etc.); genderswap; total station; tracking stock
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to get distracted; to jump off the track
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
postrecording (dialogue or sounds); post-synchronization; dubbing; automated dialogue replacement; ADR
program (e.g. TV); programme
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
cooperation; collaboration
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the other day; lately; recently
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness