factory; plant; mill; workshop
three; three years of age
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
time; hour; period; class
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the other day; a few days ago
poultry farm; chicken farm
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
I see; that's right; indeed
to be needed; to be wanted
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
meaning; significance; sense