penal labour; work assigned to prisoners
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
nice; likeable; desirable
unexpectedly; surprisingly
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
telekinesis; psychokinesis
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words