unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
long talk; long-winded speech
snake; serpent; large snake
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
to move forward; to move on
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
after staying up all night
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to be torn off; to come off
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
showing one's face in public; facing another person
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
phonetic value; note value; time value
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter