kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to grow taller (of people)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to become possible; to become able to (do)
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
the other day; a few days ago
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
middle of the night; dead of night
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
a few years ago; some years back
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up