manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
absolute amount; absolute quantity
future; possible; potential; prospective
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
fishing industry; fishery
reopening; resumption; restarting
impossible to do (although wants to)
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(United States of) America; USA
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
breeding; raising; rearing
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
dozens; scores of; decades
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
bluff; false show of power; bold front
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication