the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
aquatic products; fisheries
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be tired of looking at
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
article; thing; object; property; real estate
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
of course; certainly; naturally
to feel; to sense; to experience
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
ladder form of "high" kanji
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
sales; amount sold; proceeds
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite