vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
extremely; very; really; super; so
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person