thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
metre; meter; meter; gauge
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
how many years; how long; what year
never mind!; don't worry about it
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
in this way; thus; such; uh...
deep emotion; strong feelings
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to miss a chance; to fail to do
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to employ; to hire; to charter
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to understand; to make out
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
by myself; in person; by oneself
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese