confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei); Chusan palm; hemp palm
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
older sister; elder sister
to work without sleep or rest
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
river; stream; River; the ... river
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do