skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
casual speech; peer language; informal language
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
beyond this point; from now on; after this
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
now; the present time; just now; another; more
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pull; patronage; tug; discount
garbage day; rubbish collection day
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
that; the matter in question
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
story; tale; talk; discussion
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)