shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
young female rice planter; young girl
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
turning sideways; landscape orientation
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
button (clothing); push-button
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)