leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
sitz bath; sitting bath; bath for the lower half of the body; lower pool (e.g. in an onsen); lower bath
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
reaction; response; reaction
every person; each one; everybody
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
while; even though; despite
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
business diary; job sheet; operational record; logbook
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
unrequited love; one-sided love
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
rotary cutting; thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
fundraising; financing; cash flow
killing two birds with one stone
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth