uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to recall; to remember; to recollect
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
while; during; while; although; all; both
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
100,000; hundred thousand
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
article; thing; object; property; real estate
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor