currently popular; in fashion; trendy
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
trend of the times; way things are going
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
copy-and-paste; copypasta; block of text which is copied and pasted across the Internet
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
and so; therefore; for that reason
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
eating only a little; having a small appetite
more than usual; especially; particularly
near; close; beside; third person
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
chopping board; cutting board
how many months?; how long?
spare time; free time; leisure time
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
to get distracted; to jump off the track
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
cookware; cooking utensil
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed