to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
hills and fields; countryside
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
tools and materials; equipment and materials
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
home; household; family; hearth
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
to be conspicuous; to stand out
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to peel; to skin; to pare
spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)
sōmen; fine white noodles
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate