bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
peeler (for peeling a label from its base in a barcode printer)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
to get out of shape; to lose shape
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
living room (Western style); sitting room
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
burglary turned robbery (i.e. when the burglar is detected)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
simple (e.g. matter); problem free; hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
mockery; derision; ridicule
at a stroke; with a single swoop
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
monetary; financial; pecuniary
as soon as possible; at the earliest time