slicing a fish down its back
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
slicing (a vegetable, chicken breast, etc.) diagonally; cutting (diagonally) into thin slices; shaving into slivers
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
with a start; with a jump
innermost depths of one's heart
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
yearning; longing for; deep affection
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
government; administration; statesmanship
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
keen; eager; enthusiastic; motivated; determined; positive
to like; to love; to be fond of
to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around
treatment; service; handling; management
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to keep in mind; to memorize