technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
training; practice; practising; cultivation
to rank next to; to come after
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to become misty; to become hazy
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
whispering into a person's ear
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
narrow; thin (sized); slender
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever