to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
striped beakfish (Oplegnathus fasciatus)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
black rockfish (Sebastes inermis); darkbanded rockfish
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
unless one ...; if one does not ...
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
ideally; if one were to wish for more
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
fifth day of the month; five days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
although I say; although one might say; although called
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty