there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
these days; nowadays; recently
black ball; black, round sigil; pupil; black candy
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
emergency light; emergency lamp
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
apartment building; housing complex
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
pascal (unit of pressure); PASCAL (language); Pascal (Blaise)
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn