carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
clerk; office worker; office staff
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
rope; cord; policeman's rope
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on