American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
appliqué (ornamental needlework)
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
øre (Danish or Norwegian monetary unit; 1/100 of a krone); öre (Swedish monetary unit; 1/100 of a krona)
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
on time; on schedule; punctually
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
even if not; even without
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.