astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
handicraft; industrial art object
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
mass communication; mass media
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
endurance; perseverance; patience
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to loiter around; to wander about
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
capillary vessel; capillary
nasal mucous membrane; nasal mucosa
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
family bath (in a ryokan, etc.)
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge