to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
since one was born; (in) all one's life
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
good-quality; superior in quality
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
gender; distinction of sex; sex
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
cooking class; cookery school
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
how much; how many; however
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
pessimism; disappointment
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to squeeze out; to wring out
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide