making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
somewhere to go; place to go
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
bedside; near one's pillow
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
being good at cooking; good cook
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
trial product; prototype model