accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
factory manager; works manager
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
technique; art; skill; move
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
as you see; as you can see
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finish; finishing; finishing touches
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
measurement error; calculation error
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment