half the body; half length
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
tone (of voice); manner of talking
principal occupation; core business
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
good performance; good work; great success
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
marking; grading; scoring
justice; fairness; impartiality
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to be slippery; to be slimy
relation; connection; relevance
another thing; other things; another man's property
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice