often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
war; fighting; fierce competition
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
light torso armour opening at the right, originally used for infantry combat; dō-maru
binding of plates with colored laces (in traditional suits of armor)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
hot-spring resort; onsen town; spa town
town management; municipal management
big frame; large figure; huge body
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
poor control (pitcher); no control
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
on the right as one faces (it)
mayfly; ephemerality (of life); (arch.) dragonfly
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
be (that) as it may; having said that
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash (to pieces); to ruin (e.g. a plan); to wreck; to do away with (an old custom, ideology, etc.)
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
(another's respected) father
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
to limp; to drag one's feet
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
self-deprecating; self-mocking
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change