to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
business; errand; nature of one's business
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
ancestor; forefather; foremother
society; the world; the times
help; assistance; service
to live through; to survive
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
rowing; paddling (by hand)
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
local specialty; local special dish
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
way of eating; how to eat
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe