handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)