poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
hey there; I say; see here
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strip and leave clothes lying around
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
washing machine; (clothes) washer
electricity; (electric) light
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; spinning (laundry); spin cycle; dehydration (abnormal loss of body water)
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
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
little by little; bit by bit