craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
valuable article; valuables
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
(physical) growth; development
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
recovery; undoing; recall
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh
all sorts of; all kinds of
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
proposal; motion; recommendation
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
sudden change; complete change
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
total (money); full amount; sum
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (of the Sun)
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
concreteness; feasibility
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to cut down; to chop down; to fell