had better ...; had better not ...
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (tapered, unlike a regular nata)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
workshop; studio; atelier
physical work; manual labour (labor)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
personal; individual; private
if so; in that case; in that situation
impression; strong belief; conviction
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to take (be in) charge of
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
for example; for instance; e.g.
third day of the month; three days
fifth day of the month; five days
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
posting (of notes, notices, etc.); transcription
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to some extent; to a certain extent
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
regular customer; valued client
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
kindness; intimacy; friendship
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering