to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to exert oneself; to make efforts
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
sacrifice sale; bargain sale; discount sale
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
bento; Japanese box lunch
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
instead; but (on the other hand)
first class plus; extra special
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
just because; even if; even though
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight