acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
regular customer; valued client
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
preserved food boiled in soy
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
considerably; greatly; a lot
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
in the morning; during the morning
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
video game (played on a home console)
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
questioning (e.g. by police)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to refuse; to reject; to deny
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
healthy; sound; wholesome