quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
teething ring; pacifier; dummy; blowjob
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
Miyako Konbu (sweet and sour snack made from dried kelp); Nakano no Miyako Konbu
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
subordinate work; assistant; servant
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to peddle (goods); to hawk
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
indirection; indirectness
congratulation; celebration
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
Japanese person; Japanese people
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand