slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
scale; scope; plan; structure
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
long ago; a long time ago; already
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to detain; to check; to restrain
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
at the last moment; this late in the game
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation