control; management (e.g. of a business)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
maid; helper; help; assistance
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to say; to be called; to do
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
otherwise; or else; if not
to slide into; to slip into
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
technique; art; skill; move