to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
thickly; stickily; viscously
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
sediment; deposit; precipitate; sludge; lees
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
national holiday; public holiday
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
end of consecutive holidays
way of eating; how to eat
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
your husband; her husband
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
promotion; raising of status
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
cough medicine; cough syrup; cough lozenge
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
laundry; laundromat; launderette
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
grated daikon; daikon grater
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
sterilization by boiling; sterilisation by boiling
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at