robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
mountain river; mountain stream
producer (film, TV, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
January; first month of the lunar calendar
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
February; second month of the lunar calendar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
small; fine; detailed; stingy
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole