no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to not believe one's ears
to strangle; to constrict
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
strangling (to death); strangulation
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
statue; picture; picture revealing character
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; indeterminate
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
countermeasure; counter-measure
uni-; single; unitary; sole
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to emphasize; to attach importance to
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
prize for perfect attendance
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
head start; initiative; preemption
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)