leadership; initiative; spearhead
by myself; in person; by oneself
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
second (unit of time); arc second
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
chopping board; cutting board
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to throw into; to toss into
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
one example of (when there are more examples)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
tool; implement; means; furniture
fruit knife; paring knife
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
with these words; while saying
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
several types; several kinds; several species
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
made in Japan; Japanese-made
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
total amount; aggregate sum
to use and then throw away
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)