to be imaginable; to be conceivable
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to live; to make a living; to get on with
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to get hungry; to become hungry
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
chicken bones; chicken carcass
chemical seasoning (esp. monosodium glutamate)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
ten; 10; ten years of age
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like