embroidery frame; embroidery hoop; tabouret; taboret; taborine; taborin
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
custom; habit; customary practice
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
kimono with design on the skirt
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
chance (of success); odds
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to degenerate; to lapse into
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
light; easy; non-serious; minor
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
fast-talking; rapid talking
to rant and rave; to raise hell
single word; a few words; brief comment
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want