no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
a rise above a certain level (of a stock price, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
to hand over; to surrender
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
between times; when there's a spare moment
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
in the meanwhile; during the time
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to pull in (fish); to land
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
both hands; both arms; ten
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
cooking class; cookery school