cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
study group; study meeting
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
step; stride; counter for steps
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
grasp; catch; understanding
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
24 hours; twenty-four hours
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
form; shape; figure; visage
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
interests and preferences
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
patting; stroking; caressing
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit