skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to find useful; to think highly of
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
as a child; when one was a child
prayer (for something); supplication
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to become poor; to be poor
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested