around the clock; day and night
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
private person; individual
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
being good at cooking; good cook
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to take; to catch; to capture
to take; to catch; to capture
to shake one's head (in denial)
nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
established practice; custom
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
time; season; period; phase; stage
I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
to get accustomed to using
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)