device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
at that time; in those days
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be silent; to say nothing
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
considerably; fairly; quite
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to sew up; to sew together
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to cut corners; to be shoddy
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
study; learning; tutorial