to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
practice; practising; experience
manly; masculine; like a man
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
internal organs; intestines; viscera
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
almost every day; almost daily
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
chopping board; cutting board
on the occasion of; at the time of
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
not caring; not giving a damn
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up