player (of a sport); athlete; team member
chopping board; cutting board
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
chopping (vegetables) into chunks
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
equality; uniformity; evenness
dullard; indecisive person
cooking; food preparation
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to be perturbed; to be agitated
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
warming (something) in a vessel placed in hot water
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
about here; in this neighborhood
standing; reserve; always having ready
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
all sorts of; all kinds of
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)