satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture); Oki (island)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
steel; sword steel; sword
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
war; battle; match; game; competition
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)