total hours spent working
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
bearing; shaft bearing; axle bearing; plummer block; pillow block
using every trick (in the book)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
mobile home; camper-van; RV
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
in terms of; from the point of view of
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
research material; experimental material
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly