(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
written letters; handwriting
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
looking from one place to another; looking in all directions; looking all around
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
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)
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
helper; assistant; help; assistance
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
band; zone; range; bandwidth
engineer; technical officer
end; close; finish; termination
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
a doubt that lurks in one's soul and that cannot be resolved
in person; personally; directly
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
with a momentary flash of light
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)