consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
life or death; existence; destiny
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to try out the food at various restaurants
selling out; being sold out
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
eighth day of the month; eight days
ninth day of the month; nine days
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
capital; funds; seed money; asset
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
written estimate; quotation; quote
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
communication skills; communication ability
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
arrest; apprehension; capture
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant