kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to shout (in anger); to yell
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to talk; to chat; to chatter
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
from the beginning; from scratch
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
beginning; outset; first; onset
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
all for the best; what is right
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to mix; to stir; to blend
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
equality; uniformity; evenness
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building