to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
respect and affection; love and respect
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
technique; art; skill; move
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
interval; break; pause; spare moment
study; learning; tutorial
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
advanced level; high grade; senior
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
these guys; these fellows
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
environment; circumstance
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination