long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
Japan's best; number one in Japan
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
bento; Japanese box lunch
marshy rice field or paddy
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
while; during; while; although; all; both
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
failure; mistake; blunder
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to