rectangular-shaped thin-bladed knife (esp. used for vegetables)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
section; cross section; profile
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
not limited to; not just ...
at a moment's notice; readily
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to attempt; to test; to try out
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
nakiri knife; vegetable knife; cutting vegetables
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
manner of using one's hands
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
cookware; cooking utensil