handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
form; shape; figure; visage
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
financial muscle; economic clout
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
use; utilization; utilisation; application
exceedingly; extremely; dearly; most of all; above all else
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
construction; establishment
president (of a society); chairman
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
misappropriation of public funds