thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to be conspicuous; to stand out
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to face on; to look out on to
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
storehouse; warehouse; godown
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
painting (houses, fences, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
several years; a few years
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
space (room, area, outer space)
surface; appearances; exterior
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
covered with; stained; smeared
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure