skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
two times; twice; two degrees
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
here and there; in places
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
machine parts; machinery; equipment
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
start; beginning; first step; clue
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
several times; several degrees
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat