to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to polish up; to shine up
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
seedling; sapling; young tree
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
useful thing; usable article
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
not mince matters; not mince one's words
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
calamity; disaster; misfortune
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
underestimation; undervaluation
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to squeeze out; to wring out
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to resound; to make a stir