first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
by myself; in person; by oneself
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
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)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
application (of ointment, etc.)
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
again; once more; a second time
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to comb down; to smooth down
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
changing completely; transformation
Japanese parrotfish (Calotomus japonicus)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
action of making something; -ification
use; utilization; utilisation; application
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance