to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
war; fighting; fierce competition
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
just because; even if; even though
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
letter; missive; note; mail
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
same village; same town; same province
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to come and go; to go back and forth
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
(someone else's) child; child; kid
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
one's share; one's portion