to be scattered around; to be all over the place
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
exploitation; overuse; abuse
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
mobilization; mobilisation
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
authority; power; function
to push aside; to brush aside
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin