skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
employment; starting work
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
to use a calculator; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
it is not (like that) either
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
image; figure; figure; form; image
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
electricity; (electric) light
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
companion; company; tritagonist
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
general mobilization; general mobilisation