talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
study group; study meeting
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
freedom; free man; free woman
smooth (i.e. without problems)
exercises; practice problem
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
pointer (dog breed); English pointer; pointer (rod); pointing stick; (mouse) pointer; mouse cursor
prescribed form (of writing); format
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
clearly; brightly; freshly
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
route map (for buses, trains, etc.)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
economical; efficient; lean; compact
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character