affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
birth; creation; formation
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
principal occupation; core business
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to set (sun); to become dark
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
next; secondly; subsequently
having lost face; in a bind
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
joint together; opposite; facing
(act of) writing on a blackboard
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations