equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
one's own work; making by oneself
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
compassionate; sympathetic
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
reduction by half; halving
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
scale; scope; plan; structure
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
secret; private; surreptitious
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish