patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
to go past; to pass; to pass by
large tree; big tree; huge tree
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
at work; in the midst of work; working
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
measure; measuring tape; measuring
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
10th day of the month; ten days
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
striking; remarkable; considerable
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
nothing but; except; no more than
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade