having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to peel; to skin; to pare
soaking fabric in lukewarm water (to soften and remove starch); desizing; moistening with steam; blanching (food); parboiling food
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
second; number two; runner-up
green calabash; unripe gourd; scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to quit one's job; to resign
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
new book; new publication
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)