to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
just because; even if; even though
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
decrease; reduction; decline
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
around the clock; day and night
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
foreign; abroad; overseas
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to take someone's life; to kill someone
originally; by nature; from the start
family; relatives; dependents; household
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know