to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
bringing; taking; carrying
superficial knowledge; smattering; dabbler; dilettante; dipping into
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
at a loss for words; stumped for words
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to look down on; to make light of
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to fiddle with; to play with
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
dish dressed with sesame sauce
to be excited; to be elated
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly