steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
routine work; everyday work
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
humorous flavour; something comical
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.); sharing a seat; sharing a chair
absolute basics; very rudiments
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
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 push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
drawing a sword; drawn sword
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
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
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt