sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
export; exportation; efferent
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
arm; skill; efforts; ability
common people; ordinary people; masses
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
is something that; is that which
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
how long; how far; how much
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
around the world; throughout the world
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
old body; aged person; elderly person
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
stingy; cheap; very frugal
trial product; prototype model
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
a few years ago; some years back
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means