fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
occupation; calling; livelihood
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
place; situation; position; location
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
time; season; period; phase; stage
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to differ; to vary; to disagree
very interesting; of great interest
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to rock; to shake; to swing
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
besides; in addition; also; moreover
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like