to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
vitality; ability to earn a living
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
common people; ordinary people; masses
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
drying place; drying ground
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
pricking up one's ears and listening; listening attentively
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
job description; job specification; job content
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
marriage proposal; courtship
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
since then; from that time; ever since
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate