pattern paper (for dressmaking)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
skill; dexterity; proficiency
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
regular customer; valued client
because of; owing to; due to
to call again; to call someone back
another day; some other day
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to entrust; to leave to a person
line; queue; procession; matrix
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis