quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
correction; rectification; mending; repair
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
if you think about it; come to think of it
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
the other day; lately; recently
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to be able to manage somehow or another
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
though; notwithstanding; although
note (letter) left behind; will
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
just past noon; afternoon
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
kitchen; financial situation
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin