very small; tiny; insignificant
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
mountain climber; mountaineer
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
going through; going via; going by way of
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
supply; provision; raising; procurement
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
huh; I'll be damned; well!
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
way of asking; way of listening; listener