to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
character style; character form
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
with a start; with a jump
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
matter of time; question of time
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
instability; insecurity; crankiness
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange