roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
manly; masculine; like a man
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
tool; implement; means; furniture
sewing; needlework; embroidery
to be able to manage somehow or another
mending; repair; darning; patching up
from the beginning; from scratch
even though things may appear this way
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
practice; practising; training; study
close; intimate; on good terms
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder