appeal; call for something; request; axiom
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
rope; cord; policeman's rope
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
production (e.g. play); direction
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
rave reviews; extremely high praise
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to be able to manage somehow or another
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
to detain; to check; to restrain
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)