icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
senior high school student
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
(not) merely; (not) simply
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
shellfish; seashell; shell
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)