anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
melted butter; drawn butter
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
Italian parsley; flat-leaved parsley
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated