technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to collect; to assemble; to gather
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
consequence; outcome; result; blame
place; situation; position; location
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to say; to tell; to state; to do
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
cheap article; poor quality article
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
trouble; bother; annoyance
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
don't you think?; indicates question
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
retreating figure; appearance from behind