talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
ability; performance; efficiency
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
something like ...; something called ...
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
research; study; investigation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
such; like that; that sort of
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
material; substance; matter
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit
recovery; undoing; recall
manufacturer; maker; producer
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
so; therefore; and; (and) then