unusual beast; strange beast
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
last ray of hope; only hope
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
alley; alleyway; lane; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
two-storey house; two-story house
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to have a talk; to tell a story
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
four corners; four ordinal directions