selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
being all smiles with joy
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
as soon as possible; ASAP
obi worn high on the waist
large, medium and small (businesses, rooms, etc.)
opposite side; other side; other party
main question; real issue at hand
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to listen again; to ask again
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
checking and receiving (an invoice, goods, etc.); receipt
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to have troubles; to have concerns
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
lightly pickled vegetables
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
emotional strength; force of will