to understand from experience
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
raw materials; ingredients
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
making efficient; optimization
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
general public; the masses
outline; summary; argument
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
temporary sewing; basting
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
tuck at the shoulder (of a child's clothes); shoulder tuck
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
starting (departure) time
special training; intensive training; crash course
literal translation; direct translation
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract