one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
yen (currency of Japan); circle
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
price; cost; value; worth; value
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.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
fat (of meat); fatty meat
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
influence; effect; impact
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
coastal waters; adjacent seas
time; season; period; phase; stage
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
import; importation; introduction; afferent
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils