to ascertain; to check; to make sure
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
selection; choice; option
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
fishing industry; fishery
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
how long; how far; how much
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
something like ...; something called ...
several people; a few people
reaching; attaining; arrival
decision; settlement; definition
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
difference; variation; difference
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable