in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
attendant; valet; servant; follower
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
waking; waking up; awakening
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
to some extent; to a certain extent
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
very troublesome; extremely bothersome; awfully complicated; tedious and annoying
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
already; now; no longer; not any more
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to forebode; to have a presentiment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
discovery; detection; finding
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial