likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
waking up early; getting up early; early rising
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
thank you for your continued patronage
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to find out; to discover; to detect
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
long ago; previous; of a former age
though; notwithstanding; although
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to be annoying; to be troublesome
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
mountain climbing; mountaineering
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
special selection; finest pick; top pick
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
mountain climber; mountaineer
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak