to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
oxidizing agent; oxidant; oxidizer
(traffic) congestion; heavy traffic
each house; every house; many houses
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
urethane foam; polyurethane
induction; induced electricity; dielectric; inductive
(electric) polarization; polarisation; (magnetic) polarization; magnetization