pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
serious look (on one's face); straight face
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
craft; crafting; handcrafted article; kraft paper
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
dramatic role for child; child actor
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
made-to-order; custom-made
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
majority group (party, faction)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
influential person; man of importance
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
railroad corporation; railway company