anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
blocking the way; standing in the way
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
short pause; short interval
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
here and there; everywhere
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
admiration; wonder; astonishment
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely