slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
considerably; fairly; quite
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to turn towards; to point
armor and helmet (armour)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
as everyone knows; needless to point out
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
endurance contest; test of endurance
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to roll about with laughter; to laugh heartily
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
even if not; even without
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood