knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
date (year, month and day)
blank column; blank space
master painter; great artist; painter; artist
first time; first; initial
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
number; number plate; license plate
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
centralized management; centrally controlled system
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
change of schedule; schedule change
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
calculation; estimation; computation