nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to look after (often medically); to take care of
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
the reverse; other side; lining
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
home area; home town; local
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
painter (of buildings, etc.)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
along the road; at the side of the road
to call in; to invite; to bring in
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
electricity; (electric) light
action of making something; -ification
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
opening a business; opening a practice
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
handcar railroad; handcar railway
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic