kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
future (usually near); prospects
vocational school; technical school
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
to get angry; to become perverse
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to keep away; to keep at a distance
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to stiffen; to become stiff
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
way of speaking; intimation
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten