tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
agricultural land; farmland
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to shine; to glitter; to be bright