My words

染め物

そめもの

dyeing, dyed goods, goods to be dyed

工夫を凝らす

くふうをこらす

to exercise one's ingenuity, to come up with an ingenious plan

そこそこ

reasonably, fairly well, or so, about

包丁

ほうちょう

kitchen knife, carving knife, cooking, food

すんなり

slim, slender, lithe, supple, smoothly, without resistance, without trouble, without difficulty, without dissent, easily, readily

握る

にぎる

to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch, to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form, to press into shape, to mold, to mould, to seize (power, etc.), to take hold of

割に

わりに

comparatively, relatively, pretty, rather, unexpectedly, unusually

削る

けずる

to shave (wood or leather), to sharpen, to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.), to curtail, to cut down, to cross out, to reduce, to curtail, to remove, to erase, to delete

色合い

いろあい いろあわい

hue tinge tint

触る

さわる

to touch, to feel

にあたって／にあたり

At the time of A (which starts now).., on the occasion of A

にかけては

when it comes to, concerning (an area of expertise)

願い

ねがい

desire, wish, request, prayer, petition, application

命が救われ

Inochi ga sukuwa re

lives saved

でかい

でっかい

huge, big, gargantuan

問い直す

といなおす

to question again, to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding), to repeat a query

草木

くさき そうもく

plants, vegetation

返る

かえる

to return, to come back, to go back, to turn over, (after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely, (to become) completely

頼る

たよる

to rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on

をきっかけに

With A as a good opportunity/chance to B, Using A as a time to (start) B

何度

なんど

how many times how often

丈に

だけに

.. being the case, (precisely) because ..., as might be expected (from ..)

行列店

ぎょうれつてん

restaurant with long lines

遂に

ついに

finally, at last, in the end

傷病

しょうびょう

injuries and sickness

障害者

しょうがいしゃ

(physically) handicapped person, disabled person

痔

じ ぢ

hemorrhoids, piles

親父ギャグ

おやじギャグ オヤジギャグ

boring pun, old person's joke

恍惚

こうこつ

ecstasy, trance

割り振り

わりふり

assignment, allotment, quota, rationing, apportionment, allocation (risk, resources, etc.)