to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
one-by-one; separately; in detail
preliminary investigation; preparation
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
how long; how much; to what extent
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
priority; order of precedence
in the morning; during the morning
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
inside one's heart; in one's mind
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
depending on; dependent on
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
in name only; titular; nominal
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
only; merely; but; no more than
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
two rooms and a combination dining-kitchen
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
clearly; distinctly; vividly
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration