one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
gurgling (e.g. of water); burbling; bubbling; glugging
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
a tea stalk floats upright in one's cup (considered a sign of good luck)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
cold room; refrigerated room; cold compartment (e.g. of a refrigerator)
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
weariness (from); fatigue; tiredness; exhaustion
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)