sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
now; the present time; just now; another; more
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
participation; joining; entry; adherence
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
physical condition; state of health
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post