skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
wind egg; unfertilized egg; unfertilised egg
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to fly around; to scatter
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
cutting into chunks (esp. vegetables)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
how long; how much; to what extent
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
affected part; diseased part; wound
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons