skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
enterprise; business; company; corporation
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
luxury cruise ship; luxury liner
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
it's been a long time; long time no see
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
adviser; advisor; consultant
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
greeting; a fine thing to say
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression