to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; fish with a silver-blue sheen (e.g. sardines, mackerel); 20-point card; bright
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
judgment; judgement; discernment
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
(having) two choices; choice between two things
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili); purplish amberjack; greater yellowtail
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine
short and stout; small but wide around
at first; in the beginning; originally
to live; to make a living; to get on with
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
loading (of cargo, freight, etc.); stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
children's story; fairy tale