some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
raising morale; lifting of morale
fishing industry; fishery
river fish; freshwater fish
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
important matter (for discussion)
world situation; world affairs
(find) common (meeting) ground
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
piercing (cold); biting (wind)