pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
tab (character); tabulation alignment; tabulation; tub
complementation; supplementation; completion
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
a good workman does not blame his tools
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
tool; implement; means; furniture
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be softened; to calm down
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
(not) even once; (not) ever
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
the other day; lately; recently
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
number of times; frequency; count
store; shop; establishment; restaurant