(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
in comparison to; rather than
to subsist; to keep on living
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
gem; jewel; precious stone
to pick up; to find; to gather
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to chase; to run after; to pursue
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to go out and away; to leave
police; police officer; police station
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)