to begin; to set about; to start
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
so; like this; in this way
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
way of eating; how to eat
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
difficult to eat; unpalatable
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that