obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
by all means; at all costs
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
each individual; each person
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
depending on; dependent on
karate practitioner; karateka
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to grow; to develop; to grow up
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
classification; categorization; sorting
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
another kind; different kind; distinct species
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash