good impression; favorable impression
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
top-grade rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
refined rice flour; rice flour for dumplings
time; hour; season; time of the year
to bail out (water); to scoop out
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to feel inferior; to feel small
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
chanko; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to intervene; to stop (something)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
world record; establishing a world record (in)
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
horse's legs; stage actor who plays the role of a horse's legs
perfection; completeness; flawlessness
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
heating; application of heat
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)