to affect; to impact; to influence
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
agricultural community; farm village; rural
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
higher education; tertiary education
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
death rate; mortality rate
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
three sides; small offering stand
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
bearing; shaft bearing; axle bearing; plummer block; pillow block
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
enemy territory; hostile place
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)