skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
default; default (setting)
contest of strength; trial of strength
treatment (of a person); dealing with
problematic statement; controversial remark
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
what kind of business; what sort of matter
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
clam digging (at low tide); clamming; shellfish gathering
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
line; queue; procession; matrix
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
blending of Japanese and Western styles
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
silicic acid; silica; silicon dioxide
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
appearance; figure; shape; form
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
older sister; lass; young lady
big leakage; uncontained leak