nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
running as fast as one can
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
they; those guys; those fellows
everybody; every last one of them; all
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
notice; attention; observation
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(clenched) fist; knuckles
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
period of time; time slot; time zone
morning fog; morning mist
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
be (that) as it may; having said that
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently