conviction; belief; confidence
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
chopping board; cutting board
avocado (Persea americana)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to squash; to crush; to flatten
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
workshop; studio; atelier
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
avocado (Persea americana)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
concealment; suppression; hiding
in person; personally; (do) oneself
manner of using one's hands
reduction by half; halving
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
round herring (Etrumeus teres)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
personal feelings; self-interest
to apologize; to apologise
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
grasp; catch; understanding
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
since when; from when; how long
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed