counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
English (language); English
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
people; men and women; each person; everybody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
pronunciation; production of sound
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
front; frontage; facade; main
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not