waste of time; killing time
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to waste time; to kill time
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
on the occasion of; at the time of
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to kill by burning to death
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
rare; uncommon; not often seen
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
as before; as ever; as it was originally
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty