low (level, value, price, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
pattern maker (for clothing); fashion designer
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be forward; to be impertinent
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
fund-raising; fund collecting
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
behind; in the rear; in back
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
self-consciousness; self-awareness
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
no, not like that (but like this)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)