to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
world's first; first in the world
care; precaution; guarding; caution
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
shock absorption; buffer action; cushioning; buffer
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
strike (i.e. industrial action)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
invisibly; secretly; privately
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
first; first base; first baseman
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
getting out of bed; leaving one's sickbed
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
interview (e.g. for a job)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
visual confirmation; sighting
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
decrease; reduction; decline
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
while moving; on the move
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications