shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to pile up; to accumulate
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
to repeat; to do something over again
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
vitality; energy; dynamism
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
physical work; manual labour (labor)
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
tabletop game; table game
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
a few years ago; some years back
estimate (of costs); budget
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party