shortish; rather short; somewhat short
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
for work; for manufacturing
leather shoes; leather boots
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
reason; cause; circumstances
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to lie down; to throw oneself down
bento; Japanese box lunch
to be too numerous; to be too much
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
willpower; energy; vitality
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to