skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to mix; to stir; to blend
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
three; three years of age
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
honorific affix; honorific prefix
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
not worth considering; out of the question
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)