hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
it hasn't been long since
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
pending question; unresolved problem
normal practice; proper practice
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
anything and everything; just about everything
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
when it comes to; concerning
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
man proposes, God disposes; do your best and leave the rest to providence; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
preparation; arrangements
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle