kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
preface; introduction; preamble
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically