unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to step firmly; to harden by treading
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
other side; opposite side; other party
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
baton (of command); order; command; direction
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze