to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
time; season; period; phase; stage
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
prohibition; inhibition; ban
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
at first; in the beginning; originally
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
regional cuisine; local cuisine
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
custom; habit; customary practice
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
while alive; during one's lifetime
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much