teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
fish balls; fish dumplings
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to indicate; to show; to point to
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
stew; food cooked in a pot
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
mouse (esp. a laboratory mouse); (computer) mouse; mouth
occurrence; happening; incident; event
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
one's principles and position
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
famous scene (in a movie or play)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler