workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
from the beginning; from scratch
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
class; heading; group; category
how; in what way; in what manner
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
quality (of a product or a service)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to dye; to colour; to color
dye; dyestuff; coloring agent
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
low quality; poor quality
high-quality goods; luxury item
like he said; same for me; ditto
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
to peel off and fall; to flake away
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy