time; season; period; phase; stage
second (time unit); assistant; helper; second
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
completely; entirely; totally
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
periodic; regular; routine
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate