outside of one's area of expertise
to be helpful; to be useful
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
even though; despite; when
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
selection; choice; option
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
many; much; plenty; hardly
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout