processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
osteotomy; finely cutting a fish to cut up its small bones
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
inscrutable; incomprehensible
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
rather; better; instead; if anything
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to talk; to chat; to chatter
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe