ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
some people; a few people; several people
discontented elements (e.g. of society); dissatisfied members; malcontents
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
interference; intervention; meddling
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
strike (i.e. industrial action)
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences