good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
cookery school; cooking school; culinary school; culinary academy
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
consecutive tournament victories
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
boy; son; baby boy; young man
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
young girl; lass; adolescent female
reaction; response; reaction
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced