tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
enthusiast; maniac; fanatic; nut; freak
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
being startled; getting a shock
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
light brown; golden brown
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
snack break; snack time; tea time
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
you could say; you might say; verging on the
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with