to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
strength; power; proficiency; ability
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to get distracted; to jump off the track
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
contract negotiation; contract discussion
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
recitation; reciting from memory
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
on countless occasions; many a time
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes