てきぱき[と]する
briskly, promptly (to handle briskly)
→ She handles her work briskly and efficiently, so she can always go home on time.
山積み
mountain of, piled up high
→ Emails piled up high after the holidays, taking half a day to process.
寄せ集める
to gather together, to scrape together
→ I gathered up unwanted clothes and sent them for recycling.
放り込む
to throw into, to toss in
→ Because I was in a rush, I tossed my things into the bag and left.
放り出す
to throw out, to toss out / to abandon, neglect
→ I got fed up and abandoned the work halfway through.
あたふたする
in a flurry, flustered (to panic, fluster)
→ An earthquake struck, and everyone fled outside in a flurry.
不意な
sudden, unexpected, abrupt
→ I was startled when my name was called out of nowhere.
さらう(浚う)
to dredge, to clean out, to scoop
→ I dredged the mud collected in the ditch to improve the water flow.
ごしごし[と]
scrubbing hard, scraping
→ I scrubbed the dirty shoes hard with a brush.
跳ねる
to splash, to splatter / to leap, to jump
→ When I jumped into the puddle, muddy water splattered and soiled my clothes.
引きずる
to drag, to trail / to linger, be haunted by
→ I walked through the airport dragging a heavy suitcase.
圧縮する
compression, condensation (to compress)
→ The file size is too big, so please compress it before sending.
見当たる
to be found, to catch sight of
→ I searched for it, but the key is nowhere to be found.
ぼやく
to grumble, to complain, to mutter
→ My colleague is often grumbling that the salary is low.
しぶしぶ(渋々)
reluctantly, grudgingly
→ Being begged, I reluctantly took on the overtime work.
おっくうな(億劫な)
troublesome, tiresome, feeling reluctant
→ On rainy days, it feels troublesome to go outside.
フィルター
filter
→ It is time to replace the vacuum cleaner's filter.
丹念な
painstaking, meticulous, elaborate
→ Crafts that artisans painstakingly finish are beautiful.
雑な
rough, sloppy, crude, careless
→ If your work is sloppy, errors will increase.
一苦労する
a hard time, a tough struggle (to have a hard time)
→ Taking the train with small children is quite a struggle.
退治する
extermination (to exterminate, get rid of)
→ I bought insecticide to get rid of the cockroaches.
始末する
settlement, disposal (to dispose of) / consequence
→ Please tidy up and put away the tools properly after using them.
びっしょり[と]
drenched, soaked through
→ Caught in sudden rain without an umbrella, I got completely soaked.
