pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
relationships with the opposite sex
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
third-year student; third-year pupil
student in a lower grade; underclassman
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to notify; to advise; to inform
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
hedge; fence; border; limit
cooking; food preparation
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
executive chef; head chef
killing two birds with one stone
baton (of command); order; command; direction
the right person in the right place
being very good at; strongest point
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
double; twice (as much); twofold
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
please (e.g. forgive me); I beg of you; kindly; humbly
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish