sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
breadwinner; biggest earner
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
reopening; resumption; restarting
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
and; thereupon; because of that
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
department store; department
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
smallish; on the small side
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to reflect; to throw back light
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken