manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
and then; and so; and; so then
intelligence; intellect; brains
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
those (near the second person)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine