preserved food boiled in soy
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
accidental death; casualty
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
index finger; forefinger; second toe
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to cause a person trouble
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
notice; notification; report; posting
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
wooden fence; board fence
to bubble; to foam; to froth