explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
if so; in that case; in that situation
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
to become pale; to turn pale
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
stealthily; secretly; in secret
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
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
weather forecast; weather report
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to get strong; to gain strength
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to become rustic; to be countrified
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
just a minute; small quantity
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
running continuously; firing in rapid succession