futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
inexpert or untrained eyes
both; both sides; both parties
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
priority; order of precedence
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster