as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
vinegared rice rolled in nori (laver)
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
Pyropia tenera (species of edible seaweed); dried nori; dried laver
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
beyond that point; after that
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
though; notwithstanding; although
to move forward; to move on
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
memories; recollections; reminiscence
parting; separation; farewell
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to lose sight of; to miss
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
how many years; how long; what year
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to flare up; to burst into flames
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break