craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
in succession; one by one
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
novel; original; new; innovative
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
first meeting; first interview with
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to spread; to be propagated
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to set (sun); to become dark
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to tower over the surroundings
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white