how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
(someone else's) child; child; kid
road approaching a shrine
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to get angry; to lose one's temper
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
for example; for instance; e.g.
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
edict; public announcement
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)