manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
number of persons; personnel
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
consoling the spirits of the dead
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
interest (in something); enthusiasm
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
supply; supplying; replenishment
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to make one's heart flutter
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
school building; schoolhouse
to speak; to hear a voice
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood