beginning; outset; first; onset
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
dark soy sauce; regular soy sauce
light (flavor); lightly-seasoned; thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
development; exploitation
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
every station; local train; train that stops at every station
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
sampling food; tasting; trying
to repeat; to do something over again
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
raw materials; ingredients
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
canned tuna (from sea chicken, orig. a brand name)
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish