temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
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 pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
starch glue; starch paste
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; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
boring; dull; uninteresting
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
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
outline; summary; argument
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to fold in; to tuck in; to insert (e.g. a flyer in a newspaper); (fig.) to factor in (news, risk, outcome, etc.)
tuck at the shoulder (of a child's clothes); shoulder tuck
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
departure time; starting time
literal translation; direct translation
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)