to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
literally; to the letter; literal
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
rich (taste); dark-coloured; thick; dark soy sauce
high grade; special grade; classy
Japanese Agricultural Standard; JAS
Japanese Agricultural Standard; JAS
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
Cochin (breed of chicken)
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
residing; living; dwelling
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
death penalty; capital punishment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to some extent; to a certain extent
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
the whole day; all the day
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
common people; ordinary people; masses
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
younger brother and sister
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving