cookware; cooking utensil
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
recovery; undoing; recall
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
white spring onion; white scallion
balling and burlapping (horticulture); root wrapping
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
adjustment; retouching (in photography)
coating (esp. lacquering)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to run down (stairs, etc.)
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side