taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to think of; to come up with
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
odds and ends; all; every
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
spine; backbone; spinal column
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
remaining heat; waste heat
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
to intervene; to stop (something)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
in person; personally; directly
commitment; pledge; promise
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple