steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
all parts; various parts; every department
to use (something) as a selling point
physical strength; muscular strength
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
weather resistance (e.g. in building material)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
printout; (computer) printing
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
craft; crafting; handcrafted article; kraft paper
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
conventional forces; conventional military forces
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
centralized management; integrated management; central control