skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
in proportion to; just as much as
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
warding off disaster; protecting against misfortune
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
the whole day; all the day
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
high-quality goods; luxury item
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to stretch (unbend) oneself
to push (something) against
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time