fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
cutting in line; queue jumping
to knock down; to bring down
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce