amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
personal delivery; handing over in person
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
in this manner; in this way; like this
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
had better ...; had better not ...
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
technology; technique; technical
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
short pause; short interval
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
existence; possession; having; limited company
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere