master; masterhand; maestro
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
on hand; readily available
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
picture dealer; commercial art gallery
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
financial panic; economic crisis; economic crash
market price; current price
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
detached; aloof; indifferent
Christmas; Nativity; celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man
estimation; criticism; comment
alcoholism; alcohol addiction; enomania; alcohol poisoning; alcohol intoxication
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to make coffee; to brew coffee
to set up shop; to open a store
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
to feel hungry; to get hungry
rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man