spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
middle of the night; dead of night
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
lidded; covered; container with a lid
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort
to collapse; to flop (onto)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
if so; in that case; in that situation
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of