keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
(your) choice; preference; wish
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
principal occupation; core business
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
paper (manufacturing) industry
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
realistic; graphic; true to life
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
stannous oxide (SnO); stannic oxide (SnO2)
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
place where one works; construction site; working area
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
your husband; her husband
while being out of the office or away from home
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
coating (esp. lacquering)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching