to begin (doing); to start (doing)
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to loiter around; to wander about
rope; cord; policeman's rope
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
endurance; perseverance; patience
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
mass communication; mass media
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
handicraft; industrial art object
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to grasp the important points; to hit the right points
restlessly; in continuous motion
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
relaxation; recreation; recess
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
older brother and younger sister
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
physical strength; muscle strength
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)