work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
very much; very many; more and more
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
job; work; duties; trade; skill
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to ask a question; to ask questions
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
question; inquiry; enquiry
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to graduate from a university
patent attorney; patent agent
study; diligence; discount; reduction
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to need; to call for; to require
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
overlap; duplication; doubling
considerably; greatly; a lot