nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
principle of laissez-faire
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
drinking party; get-together
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
ago; since; before; previous
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
employment (long term); hire
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to understand; to make out
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to have a talk; to tell a story
coincident with; while; simultaneously
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker