stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
filtration; filtering; percolation
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
action of making something; -ification
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
very; much; greatly; a lot of
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
last night; yesterday evening
to speak; to say; to vocalize
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened