competent; suitable; qualified
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
very interesting; of great interest
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
gentle; mild; meek; tender
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to rebuke; to scold harshly
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
study; research; investigation
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
to be flexible; to be accommodating
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to despair of; to see the vanity of
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to be pulled in (fish); to be landed
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
dear me; I mean; or rather
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
overconfident; presumptuous
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
help; assistance; service