to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
great difference; big difference; wide margin
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to gain fame; to make one's name
and yet; though; when; in spite of
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
Asian mist (illegal maneuver); (arch.) evil fog
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time