group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
surface; appearances; exterior
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
earnestly; immediately; exactly
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
ninth day of the month; nine days
laxative; purgative; evacuant
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
low-salt miso; sweet miso
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
method of examination or inspection
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to sit down; to take a seat
two colours; two varieties; two types
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass