vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to be at a loss for words
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
prime contract work; prime contractor
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
article; news story; report; account
busy; having no (free) time
company that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice