to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
trifling; trivial; slight
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
roadway; road; carriageway
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
crash; smash; crunch; bang
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to say; to be pleased to say
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
(opening of a) wound; cut
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution