blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
be (that) as it may; having said that
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
both; many; various; together
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
bluff; false show of power; bold front
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
to thrust down; to push off
long-awaited; much-awaited
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
naked eye; the physical eye
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
until now; so far; up to the present
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce