if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
choice; selection; option
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(someone else's) parents; both parents
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
not yet known; unknown; strange
as (for); for; in the capacity of
reality; actuality; hard fact
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place