why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
to take a breath; to take a short rest
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
beforehand; in advance; previously
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
reduction of salt; sodium restriction
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
desalinating with water; salt removal
go that far; to that extent
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
considerably; fairly; quite
to do over; to remake; to resume
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
if so; in that case; in that situation
index finger; forefinger; second toe
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality