moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
information transfer; information transmission
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
preparations for a journey; travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
circulation (of the blood)
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
restoration; repair; mending
even if not; even without
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
cooking; food preparation
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
cooking class; cookery school
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement