to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
finish; end; completion; result
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
cutting a thin object (e.g. vegetable stalk) at a 45 degree angle; cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
calculated; premeditated; considered
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
another family; another house
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate