skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
almost (did); nearly (did)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
legend; folklore; tradition
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
co-sleeping; sleeping together
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
long time; long interval; for quite some time
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
spirit of a tree; tree spirit; wood alcohol; wood spirit; methanol
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)