manner of using one's hands
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
white spring onion; white scallion
honorific/polite/humble prefix
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays