apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
long ago; already; a long time ago
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
strong-willed; strong of heart
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch