adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
number of persons; personnel
one's possessions; ownership
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to need; to call for; to require
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
black lustre; black luster
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
almost; roughly; approximately
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to raise one's voice; to shout
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic