picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
cookware; cooking utensil
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
manner of using one's hands
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to be infected; to be contagious
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
villain; baddie; the villain's part
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to push (something) against
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant