surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to some extent; to a certain extent
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
fishing industry; fishery
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
workshop; studio; atelier
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
length (of an animal); body length
metre; meter; meter; gauge
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all