material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
good humour (humor); good mood
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
welcome; (warm) reception
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
raw materials; ingredients
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
stone mortar; millstone; quern
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
still better; even better
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
process of milling (grains); miller
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to make one's rounds; to patrol