handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
free (of charge); gratuitous
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
union; joining; conjugation
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
too much; excessively; too
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder