difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
two persons; two people; pair; couple
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to make hand-rolled sushi
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
way of eating; how to eat
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says