discarding; firing (an employee)
to need; to call for; to require
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
assortment; product lineup
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
earmuffs (for protection against cold); ear warmers
the reverse; other side; lining
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
odor-resistant; odour-resistant
knife sharpener; whetstone
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
very much; exceedingly; extremely
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
trial product; prototype model
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
seventh day of the month; seven days
intensive; concentrated; focused
this and that; various things
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
clothing and accessories; attire
you could say; you might say; verging on the
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)