oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to subsist; to keep on living
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
really; truly; indeed; good grief
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
time; hour; period; class
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
then; well; so; well then
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
society; the world; the times
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in