to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus, species of carpet shark); Japanese carpet shark; fringe shark
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
the other day; some time ago; recently
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
like this; in this way; as you see
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to go with the flow; to go with the times
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
branch office; branch store
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
best regards; please take care of; please do