pieces; scraps; disconnected
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
useless; vain; aimless; idle
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
beforehand; in advance; previously
(very) patient; persevering
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
sense of orientation; sense of direction
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
standing firm; holding out
sternum; breastplate; plastron
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
when it comes to; concerning