story; tale; talk; discussion
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Structured Query Language; SQL
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
early on; earlier on; from early
second day of the month; two days
continuation; succession; series
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
flaring up; bursting into flames
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
negotiations; discussions; connection
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid