expulsion; excommunication
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to pick up; to find; to gather
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
union; joining; conjugation
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
workshop; studio; atelier
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
genuine product; officially licensed product; non-counterfeit article
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
rice covered with pork and vegetables
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
Japanese food; Japanese meal
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish