to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
in proportion to; just as much as
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to remain unextinguished; to survive
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
right beside; close to; nearby
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
open-top car; convertible; soft-top
another prefecture; other prefectures
number; number plate; license plate
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
fruit knife; paring knife