ability; capability; skill
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
childhood friend; old playmate
way of calling (something or someone)
oversight; omission; mistake
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
alone; by oneself; on one's own
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
shorthanded; understaffed
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
supply; provision; service; supply
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
I don't know; I don't understand
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing