adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
taste; liking; preference
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
technical skill; ability; capacity
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
professional shogi player; professional go player
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to be able to do other work; to have transferable skills; to be adaptable; (lit.) to be valuable as scrap
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
work experience; work history
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards