casting; founding; minting
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
finished product; finished goods; completed article
minicar; small-sized car; kei car; model car; toy car
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre
peripheral; peripheral device; accessory
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
this product; this article
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
processing plant; treatment plant
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
pit (hole or sunken area); pit; pits; pit (of a bowling alley)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
factory manager; plant superintendent; works manager
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly