manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
so; like this; in this way
exclusive; attached to; specialist
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to accept; to receive; to agree
workshop; studio; atelier
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to be smeared; to be covered
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
I see; that's right; indeed
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
one eye; one of one's eyes
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to split; to be split; to splinter
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at