stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
temporary sewing; basting
favorite; favourite; habitually used
draw (in competition); tie game
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
to understand from experience
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
raw materials; ingredients
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
making efficient; optimization
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
general public; the masses
outline; summary; argument
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
tuck at the shoulder (of a child's clothes); shoulder tuck
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)