authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
natural; reasonable; obvious
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to relax; to feel at home
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to be expensive; to be costly
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
chapter one; first chapter
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
machine parts; machinery; equipment
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
here and there; everywhere
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
foot towel; cloth for wiping the bottoms of one's feet
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less