chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
two (long cylindrical things)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
national crisis; national disaster
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to lose heart; to lose motivation
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
spirit; heart; disposition
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
(act of) writing on a blackboard