totally willing; fully motivated
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
last week; the week before
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
face contorted and about to cry
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
that day; the very same day
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
falling apart while cooking
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
emphatic sentence-ending particle
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper