craftsmanship; artisanship
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
stopping at; going no further than
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
particular interest; fondness
ambidexter; ambidexterity
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
unapproved; lack of approval
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
essence; true nature; substance; reality
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
short joke; quick one-liner
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
content (of a mineral, etc.)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing