contempt; derision; slight; disdain
popular name; common name; given name
pride; boast; credit (to)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
regulation; adjustment; control
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
programme; program; plans; arrangements
production process; industrial operation
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to need; to demand; to take; to require
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
casting; founding; minting
article; item; thing; goods; wares
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
annotation; explanatory note; comment
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
wooden form; wooden model; wooden pattern