to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
whispering into a person's ear
account book; register; ledger
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
warehouseman; storekeeper
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
alteration; falsification; faking
shipping; shipment; forwarding
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
estimate (of costs); budget
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)