kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
maintaining the status quo
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
gas range; gas burner; gas ring; gas cooker; gas cooktop
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
derivation; development; offshoot
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to be helpful; to be useful
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
it is no use crying over spilt milk
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
seasoning; flavour; flavor
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all