skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
radiant smile; contented smile
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
Wagyu (any of four breeds of Japanese cattle); Wagyu beef
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
maid; helper; help; assistance
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
haughty; holding one's head high
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
function; facility; faculty; feature
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
great joy; delight; jubilation
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh