practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
depending on; dependent on
round shape; circle; circular form
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
be on your guard!; take care!
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to be thrilled; to be excited
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
near; close by; within reach; familiar
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
pitch dark; total darkness
medium (for carrying energy waves); transmission medium
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
scene; view; prospect; outlook
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
suspicious character (person, figure)
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
outward appearance; apparent
recommendation; referral; endorsement
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood