specialization; specialisation; differentiation
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
clear; precise; definite; distinct
expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
called; known as; that; to say
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
addendum; supplementary material; afterword; postscript; marginal notes
to snap; to break (under pressure)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
person from (the planet of)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
bloody fool!; you idiot!; (true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native
man's weeping (esp. of someone not prone to tears)
every person; each one; everybody
that day; the very same day
good humour (humor); good mood
emphasizes direct object of action