making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
let's not say (such things) to each other
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to finish; to end; to close
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
clearing one's throat; cough
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
low dining table; tea table
electric hot plate; hotplate; electric griddle
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)