natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to float upright in the cup (of a tea stem, as a sign of good luck)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
cold room; refrigerated room; cold compartment (e.g. of a refrigerator)
business use; business purposes
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
weariness (from); fatigue; tiredness; exhaustion
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money