technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
in the same way as; just like
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
looking pale; looking unwell
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
(the condition of) one's health
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
remembrance; recollection; recognition
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
amount of money; sum of money
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
negotiations; discussions; connection
sleeping pill; sleep medication
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe