guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
price offered; offering price
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to scrape off; to plane off
polishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth
production process; industrial operation
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
romantic school; romanticism
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
thinnish; somewhat narrow
not understanding; not knowing
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to figure out; to get an idea
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
farming; agriculture; cultivation
street at night; making a night journey
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
unglazed pottery; bisque; roasting or grilling without seasoning (seafood, nuts, etc.); simple okonomiyaki without any extra ingredients
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
porcelain; china; chinaware
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap