(n) tedious job
troublesome job
time-consuming job
piecework
(v5r,vi) to meet unexpected difficulties
to take time
to be delayed
(n) flag signaling
semaphore
(n) manual therapy
(n) stalemate
(exp) cash on hand
(n) (uk) fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)
(n) discounting of a bill
(n) (uk) fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)
(n) (1) clue
key
trail
scent
track
contact
(2) handhold
on hand
(exp) cash on hand
(adj-i) severe
harsh
(v5r) (uk) to have much trouble
to have a hard time
to not know how to handle
(n) resistance
(v5u,vi) to resist
(v1,vt) (1) to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit
(2) to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
(v1,vt) (1) to hang (hold) back
to hold off
to refrain
to reduce or cut back on
(2) to jot down a note
(n) game
contest
bout
(n) var. of puppet popular in the Edo period
(adv) efficiently
skillfully
cleverly
(adv) efficiently
skillfully
cleverly
(P)
(n) clearing or evening of accounts
(v5r) (uk) to have much trouble
to have a hard time
to not know how to handle
(n) letter bomb
(n) goods in stock or on hand or in one's possession
(n) net proceeds (e.g. after an offering of securities)
(n) surgical instrument
(n) (comp) end of procedure
(adv) at first
at the outset
beginning
(n) display of a sumo champion in the ring