to pass (of time); to elapse
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
perishable food; perishables
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
representative; exemplary; model
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to treat; to feast; to provide dinner for
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
regulation; adjustment; control
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
territorial right; dominion
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
quarrel; dispute; argument
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin