to distribute; to apportion; to divide
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to give directions; to issue instructions
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
shop; small store; business; firm
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention