principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
should; must; -able; probably; likely
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
wetting; love affair; lover
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
dill (Anethum graveolens)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to fold up; to fold into layers
blow striking with the flat of the sword; to slap; metal flattened by striking; tape; flat braid; type of flat ornamental hairpin made of silver and inscribed with a clan's crest or patterns of birds and flowers
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to flavor; to flavour; to season
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
simply; merely; only; solely
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone