to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
society; the world; the times
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
principal occupation; core business
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
potter's wheel; lathe; pulley; windlass
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
manner of using one's hands
disorder; disturbance; unrest
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
never mind!; don't worry about it
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
results; record; grades; marks
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to complain; to make a complaint
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
grandfather; male senior-citizen
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
(about) medium; middle; average
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of