easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.); sharing a seat; sharing a chair
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
absolute basics; very rudiments
quest (esp. in role-playing games)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
low (level, value, price, etc.)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to approach; to draw near
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
curiosity; inquisitiveness
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
power; might; authority; influence
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
way; method; means; (technical) specification
drawing a sword; drawn sword
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
that; the matter in question
button (clothing); push-button; button
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice