staff member; employee; worker; personnel
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
head; brains; intellect; understanding
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
imposing stance; daunting pose
stock (of a gun); gunstock
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
research division; inquiry section
esteemed profession (e.g. priest, monk, teacher, doctor, etc.); venerable vocation; ministry; priesthood; holy orders
in case of; at that time; at this time
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
command language; control language
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; dressing oneself; putting on clothes
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy