knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
unless one ...; if one does not ...
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
long-term storage; long-term preservation
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
eating; bite (in fishing)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to run a shop; to have a shop
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
impact of publicity or propaganda
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
to do someone in; to bump someone off
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
dry riverbed; river beach
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
distilled liquor; spirits; hard liquor; cachaça (Brazilian liquor)