whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to unfold; to unroll; to open
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
threat; intimidation; menace
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
brown; light brown; tawny
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something