workshop; studio; atelier
registration; accession; register; entry; record
money-making; earning money
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
use; utility; profit; gain
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe out; to exhale
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to cause a person trouble
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
very interesting; of great interest
to keep a watchful eye on
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
good-for-nothing; worthless
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me