which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
competent; suitable; qualified
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
clear; precise; definite; distinct
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
drawing; painting; picture
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
for this very reason; that is exactly why
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous