mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
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.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
early on; earlier on; from early
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
simmering; (boiling) gently
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
shellfish; seashell; shell
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
so; like this; in this way
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
instant; moment; for an instant
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)