to be discordant; to have discord
breakdown of negotiations
to make an appeal; to urge
discriminatory; discriminative
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
intimidation; threat; bluster
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
heap; pile; stack; full measure
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
big catch (fishing); good haul
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
various countries; several countries
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)