die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
peeler (kitchen utensil); peeler (for peeling a label from its base in a barcode printer)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
rhyme; lime (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
pleased to make your acquaintance
youthful; young; young-looking
to give an impression; to make an impression
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
one's increasing age; approaching old age; aging steadily
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
management task; administrative task
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
hand luggage; hand baggage
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
(turned out) all right in the end
unloading (of cargo); discharge
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)