skillful handling of a kitchen knife
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
and then; and so; and; so then
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
any more; any further; any better; any longer
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
impossible to do (although wants to)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
not worth considering; out of the question
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
members; member; constituent
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
(theatrical) fighting scene
regular customer; general audience; general public
exaltation; emotional uplift
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
in the end; at the end of the day
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up