(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
packed and sterilised food; retort food
drop (e.g. of water); drip
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
water pressure; hydraulic pressure
emissions quantity; amount discharged
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
the way one works; one's working manner
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
start of a romance; beginning of love
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware