to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to waste time; to kill time
with these words; while saying
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
night cold; chill of night; cold night
bending; winding; meandering; ups and downs; twists and turns; complications
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
last night; yesterday evening
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
castella (type of sponge cake)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
after all; in the end; in short; atyanta (absoluteness)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
killing time; staving off boredom
last line of a poem; finally
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
hey there; I say; see here
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand