to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
finish; finishing; finishing touches
explanation; interpretation
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to become misty; to become hazy
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
equality; uniformity; evenness
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
film released direct-to-video
way (of doing); manner; method; means
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
alphabetic, numeric, and kana (character set)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
being left out; being ostracized
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly