time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
a few years ago; some years back
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to put into effect; to put into practice
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
how many years; how long; what year
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
official announcement; proclamation
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful