under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
and then; and so; and; so then
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
commerce; trade; business
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
being very busy; busyness
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
great man; hero; master mind
influence; clout; leverage
motive power; driving force
how long; how much; to what extent
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
conference room; council room