eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
personal (employee); employed; retained
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
regular pay; fixed salary
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
depending on; dependent on
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
Dawson (Canada); D'Ohsson; Dorson
running one's own business; doing business on one's own; self-employment
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
after a long time; for the first time in a while
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness