to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
kimono fabrics shop; draper
fabric; cloth; traditionally patterned textiles; fabric scraps
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
raw materials; ingredient
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
bulky (e.g. clothing); ungainly; heavy; poorly hit (e.g. grounder); weak
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
cheap article; poor-quality article
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
position; opening; employment
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
way (of doing); manner; method; means
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to curve; to twist; to be rebellious
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
trouble; bother; annoyance
to incur someone's enmity
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
several hundred; hundreds (of)