simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
rising intonation; upward inflection; rising tendency; upward trend; feet-first somersault hanging from the horizontal bar
moment by moment; hour by hour
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
empirically; from experience
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
(appearing, occurring) one after another
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
cookware; cooking utensil
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
trainer (person who trains people or animals); sweatshirt
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to speak; to hear a voice