grotesque; disgusting; gross
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
Western brute (esp. American and British); Western savage
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
broth left over after boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc.; stock
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
in good health; alive and well; going strong
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
schoolgirl; female student
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
cooking class; cookery school
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
un-; non-; negative prefix
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood