collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
business world; business circles; (the) industry
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
contract; compact; agreement
forwarding agent; carrier
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
this and that; one thing or another
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to indicate; to show; to point to
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
hey there; I say; see here
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus