jpdb beta

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

transactions; dealings; business

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

to take someone's hand

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

to leave behind

to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase

picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

transactions; dealings; business

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

to get in touch with

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

to buy; to purchase; to buy out

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer

to act; to take action

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

programme; program; plans; arrangements

intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

treatment; service; handling; management

customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach

receiving; receipt

to encamp; to take up positions

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

followers; hangers-on

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match

to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature

to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

to cancel; to call off

to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle

to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to

to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish

recovery; undoing; recall

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like

to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat

to drop; to let fall; to omit

clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

handle; grip; knob

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN

to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

to grow old; to age

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

fatal; deadly; mortal

to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

usurpation; taking back; dispossession

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)

decision; agreement

to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand

to shave off; to scrape off

to take the form (of); to assume a shape

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

to wipe off; to wipe up

to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch

to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss

to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)

to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

to keep balance

in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing

insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out

to lick off; to take (something) off by licking

layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms

to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of

to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

to have a meal; to take a meal

to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

to demolish; to tear down; to pull down

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

company director; board member

scramble; struggle

to remove; to eliminate

to grasp; to get

to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last

fixed date; appointed day

rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint

to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

one's share; one's portion

to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger

to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)

to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive

to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with

to grow old; to age

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

to take a break

to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)

control; management; supervision

to fetch; to go and get

collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination

Tottori Prefecture (Chūgoku area)

to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

control; management; supervision

to investigate; to examine

to take the initiative

to beat time; to mark time

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

to pluck; to pick; to nip off

leader; head; president (of a bank); bank director; greenroom manager (in a theater)

to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover

to grasp; to get

to communicate

to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

to smell; to sense

to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange

to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information

taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal

to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)

purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment

to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment

Tottori (city, prefecture)

positioning; getting a position; taking a position

to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)

to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend

to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat; to get (a batter) out

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

an assortment; combination

attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

cancellation; suspension

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

to grow old; to age

selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject

board of directors; board of directors' meeting

to grasp; to get

overanxiety; needless worry

to wind (thread, film, etc.)

currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker

to escape death; to be saved from death

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

to take off one's hat

to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together

to suffer an embarrassing defeat

to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo

debt collection; debt collector

to get sleep; to sleep

to fetch; to go and get

hemming; bordering

representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world

to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

to score an ippon; to score a full point (in judo, kendo, etc.); to one-up (someone); to defeat (in an argument); to score (against someone)

to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)

to snatch; to steal

interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox

Japan Fair Trade Commission

steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader

talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

to take revenge

to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

(a stock) exchange

agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance

dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief

agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance

to steal

effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out

to take command; to give direction

to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)

to exchange; to interchange

to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance

demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling

in haste; for now

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

to snatch; to steal

to suspect; to sense

to be detained; to take time

individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed

to collect evidence

Tokyo Stock Exchange; TSE

to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into

to cling to

to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe

(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite

control; management; supervision

to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat

withdrawal; discontinuance; abandoning; dropping

touché; you've got me there

to return

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge

to win the prize; to win the ring

to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look

team of reporters; news crew

staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss

to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)

plea bargaining

to occupy much space

earning the first (runs); preoccupation

steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly

son and heir; son who will succeed one

thief; robber

ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions

beginning; clue; starting point

to get a (driver's) license

backroom deal

accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person

after tax income; net income

to take up space; to occupy space

to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together

winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)

swap; exchange

Financial Instruments and Exchange Act

skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window

overdose; excessive consumption

business transaction

recipient (e.g. of mail); addressee; payee; beneficiary

to react; to respond

to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless

very; much

bargaining chip; bargaining tool

to wipe off; to wipe up

especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation

outside director; independent director

to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance

to cancel; to call off

securities exchange; stock exchange; bourse

treatment; service; handling; management

to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary

bid for popularity; publicity stunt

to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical

high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket

Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage

to make an appointment; to make a reservation

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

to extort (money); to blackmail

transactions; dealings; business

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

to get a laugh

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

weeding; weeder; weeding fork; cultivator

claimant; caretaker

namely; that is (to say); in other words

defrauding; swindle

agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance

gain; profit

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

to collect information; to gather knowledge

insider trading

to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind

to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)

installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run

recipient; receiver; skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); person who picks up the cards (in karuta games)

to perceive; to understand

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

to take someone's pulse

treatment; service; handling; management

to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

press corps; group of reporters

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

removal; detachment; demounting; dismantling; disassembly

receiving; receipt

customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner

scoring in succession (points, sets, etc.)

sumo wrestler; rikishi

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

mix-up; mistake; misunderstanding

Stimulants Control Act

to call the roll; to take attendance

to get full marks

intake (nutrients, calories, etc.); intake amount

drawing water from river or lake; water intake

to get a load off one's chest; to be relieved of a worry

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

to rip out (and take); to tear out

as much as one can take or carry away

to demolish; to tear down; to pull down; to draw on (one's savings, etc.) little by little; to break into (a reserve fund, etc.); to eat into

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

harvesting; reaping

to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed

insect catching; bug catching

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

to take up a problem

unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place

gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence

to cling to

futures trading

to be profitable; to pay

worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature

user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual

tearing off; stripping off; ripping off

mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense

to become famous

narcotics control; drug enforcement

skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past

colleagues; cronies; merry men

Cannabis Control Act

to investigate; to examine

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature

one's daughter and heiress

to catch fish

talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

taking a wife

arrangement; handling; measures; management; discretion

mediation; intercession; smoothing over

to haunt to death; to possess and kill

to escape death; to be saved from death

ship-to-ship cargo transfer; off-shore delivery (into smaller boats)

to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach

children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position

commodity exchange

butterfly net; net for catching insects

multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle

Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)

to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in

to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside

stock trading; stock transactions; share trading

purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

intake port; water intake; sluice gate

just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh

listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing

to recover (one's) costs; to break even; to pay off (e.g. hard work); to be worth the effort

reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away

capture; looting; plundering; abduction (using violence or threats); kidnapping

randori (freestyle judo training)

reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth

incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical

beginning; clue; starting point

samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary

to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

Act on Specified Commercial Transactions

to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share

to catch

adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife

having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose

to follow the sense; to understand the meaning of

to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside

talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

Narcotics Control Act

to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly

acquisition of a qualification

currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker

president and chief executive officer

managing director

New York Stock Exchange; NYSE

debt collector; bill collector

technique; techniques

to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

rule over the whole country

having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose

without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to

stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands

stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands

bargaining chip; bargaining tool

control; management; supervision

to take completely; to deplete; to block off; to isolate

rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

embroidery

cutting; tearing off; cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.); cut; robbery with assault; burglary

recovery; undoing; recall

acquirer

investigator; interrogator

reading (e.g. by a scanner)

to tear off; to rip off

Securities and Exchange Commission; SEC

difficult to approach; inaccessible

rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint

adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter

grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful; catching with one's hands

to mellow; to become softened by maturity

seeing through; perceiving; noticing; getting wind of

collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

to mix; to put together

coherence; order; focus; point

coherence; order; focus; point

to escape death; to be saved from death

e-commerce; electronic commerce

user's manual; instruction manual

trade-in; part exchange

to enjoy the cool breeze

to embroider

taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

musical chairs

to tear off; to rip off

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent

cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN

adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option

to grow old; to age

skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window

floor plan

port (side of a ship)

triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck

way of handling

to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to capture

to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary

to smell; to sense

intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

in every way; in every aspect; from every angle

(senior) managing director

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

to take a vote

to leave behind

dustpan

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

saving a seat (e.g. by leaving something on it); holding a seat (for a friend, etc.); reserving a place

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

to schedule; to plan; to arrange

interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox

enterprising; go-ahead; progressive

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

to pluck; to pick; to nip off

to deplete; to take all

dustpan

shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess

snob; affected person

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract); to act as a go-between; to act as mediator; to curry favour with

to round off the corners

taking up; winding; rolled paper

automobile acquisition tax

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

to plane off the corners

reporter; interviewer

cat's cradle

voluntary questioning (by the police); voluntary interview

user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual

taking in; harvesting

making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist

to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)

to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)

drug deal; drug dealing; drug trafficking; drug trade

child abduction; kidnapping of a minor

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)

swap; exchange

taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal

to fetch (something)

accessible; approachable; easy to approach

scoring; earning points

to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

to take a roll call; to take the register

terms and conditions (e.g. of a purchase or trade)

chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners

control law

to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information

to scrape off

to hold (a ceremony); to perform

paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table

to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

making a mold; taking a (dental) impression

clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one

currency trading (usu. foreign); exchange dealing; exchange transaction

Tottori University

order-taking; salesperson

counting one's chickens before they're hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught

left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

difficult to approach; inaccessible

slot (e.g. dispensing tickets); outlet

handling warning

to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel

handling warning

to teach; to take a teaching job

port (side of a ship)

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

to shade; to graduate; to tint; to put on stage makeup; to make up (one's face)

credit transaction; dealings on credit; margin transaction; margin trading

fixed date; appointed day

followers; hangers-on

interviewee; subject of an interview

to exchange; to interchange

to hurry; to hasten

(arch.) archer; (arch.) warrior; (arch.) skilled bowman; bow-twirling ceremony at the end of each day of a Grand Sumo Tournament; wrestler who performs the bow-twirling ceremony

control; management; supervision

first goal; first point

inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)

to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)

to book a seat; to take a seat

laying out (e.g. ground plan, garden); layout; taking space; obtaining land; training done in one's own stable; (police) legwork

overanxiety; needless worry

to let (food) cool slightly after cooking

to miss; to fail to get; to fail to obtain; to miss (the meaning); to misunderstand

to reassume

Federal Trade Commission (USA); FTC

to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange

drug enforcement officer

collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination

learning from observing others

taking the lead; leadership; leader; chorus leader

cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN

overanxiety; needless worry

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable

removable; detachable; demountable; dismountable

securities trading

crop; yield; harvest; catch; take

broker; trader; dealer

to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat

Criminal Regulations to Control Explosives

to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

picking and choosing

blotting paper

fork (e.g. in chess or shogi); situation in which two (or more) pieces are attacked at the same time

leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer

to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm

after tax income; net income

to scatter about

steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader

cancellation (of a train, bus, etc.); service suspension

to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend

to lick off; to take (something) off by licking

flea powder; flea medicine; flea medication; getting rid of fleas; killing fleas

grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful; catching with one's hands

to be caught

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

listener ratings (radio, etc.); listenership

to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss

installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run

to put together; to assemble

to take up a lot of space; to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price

arms business; arms dealing; weapons trade; weapons dealing

picking and choosing

measuring worm; inchworm; looper (caterpillar)

to capture a silver general; to desilverize; to desilverise

servant in charge of footwear

to throw away

effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together

mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception

arrangement; handling; measures; management; discretion

fictitious transaction; bogus transaction

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary

gathering edible wild plants

currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker

to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

to scatter about; to leave untidy; to mess up (e.g. a room); to leave things scattered around

chairman of board of directors

to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)

to gather; to collect

leaving behind

managing director; president of a company (US)

shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

to exchange; to interchange

Stimulants Control Act

to quell; to quiet

layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms

to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat

accessible; approachable; easy to approach

acquisition of nationality; naturalization

to remove; to eliminate

mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap; Japanese rat snake

fair trade

to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess

job satisfaction exploitation; trading off wages against "rewards"

receiving; receipt

to work out a compromise

run (on a bank)

leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer

theft; stealing; larceny

to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to

enterprising

on-the-spot interview by surrounding reporters

removing scum (from a broth, etc.); skimming off scum

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

to take (something) before (someone else); to do (something) before it becomes popular

to lay out one's bedding

without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to

making an appointment

port (side of a ship)

Osaka Securities Exchange

sexual exploitation