brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
woodworking; woodwork; woodworker; carpenter
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
carpentry shop; woodworking plant; sawmill
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
promotion; raising of status
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
company president; manager; director
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
traditional; customary; conventional
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
real estate agent; realtor
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)