effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
floppy disk; flexible disk
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
occupation; calling; livelihood
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
appearance; figure; shape; form
accomplishment; execution
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
selection; choice; picking out
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
scenery; scene; landscape
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
inspection; examination; checking
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
electrically powered; electric
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
a few years ago; some years back
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
personal (employee); employed; retained