coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
summertime; summer season
for a while; for some time; for a period
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
wicked tongue; abusive language
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
as usual; as is one's habit
persistence; single-mindedness
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
difference; variation; difference
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
income; receipts; revenue
intelligence gathering; information gathering
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
metre; meter; meter; gauge
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
getting on board; sailor; seaman
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to jump at; to be attracted by