riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
ability; performance; efficiency
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
to trample; to crush underfoot
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
calm; composed; leisurely
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)