craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
atelier; studio; workshop
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
upward glance; upturned eyes
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
second-year student; biennial
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
four characters; four letters
author; writer; novelist; artist
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
welcome!; nice to see you!
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
birth; creation; formation
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across