slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus); pond skater; water strider
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
line of spears held at the ready
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
dry riverbed; river beach
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
to strangle; to constrict
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)