conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to ask a question; to ask questions
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
number of times; frequency; count
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
nine times; twisting around many times
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
fish-based cooking; fish dish
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
convenient; handy; useful