to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
I see; that's right; indeed
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
study; diligence; discount; reduction
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opening and shutting; opening and closing
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
gloom; darkness; seclusion
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up