blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
addition; annexation; appendage
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
power; might; authority; influence
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
distant look; faraway look
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
reduction by half; halving
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
woodworking; woodwork; woodworker; carpenter
mason; stonemason; stonecutter
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
wintertime; winter season
to eat up; to consume (completely)
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
immediately; right away; on the spot
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she