association of like-minded people
support; backing; patronage
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
800,000; eight hundred thousand
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
no need to guess; certainly
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to be boiled; to be cooked
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
close; intimate; on good terms
to appear all together; to be all present
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
lucky color; lucky colour