hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
together with; same; both; all; including ...
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
still; even now; to this day
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
that is to say; so that means
beyond that point; after that
being concerned about or mindful of
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
regulation; adjustment; control
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
to be itching to put one's skills to use
charming; fascinating; attractive
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
leathercraft; leatherwork
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold