to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
creative power; creativity
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
final; eventual; ultimate
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
environment; circumstance
almost; roughly; approximately
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
training; drill; practice; discipline
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
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)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
future prospects; promise
simply; merely; only; solely
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
productive; constructive; meaningful
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes