unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
to talk the night away; to talk all night
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
even if not; even without
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
and yet; though; when; in spite of
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to live; to reside; to inhabit
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
postwar period; period after Second World War
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
advance; moving forward; progress
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)