to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
that; the matter in question
to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
breakthrough; great discovery
one large ...; a great ...
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
welfare policy; social welfare measures
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to get one's head around; to think about
to be main; to be principal; to be important
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
diligent; hard-working; industrious
personal; individual; private
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)