scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
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
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to subsist; to keep on living
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!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
really; truly; indeed; good grief
kitchen knife; carving 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 (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
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!
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese 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; anyhow; in either case
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
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