small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
company; corporation; workplace
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)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
third day of the month; three days
long ago; already; a long time ago
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to care for someone; to look after someone
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
diving; submerging; going underwater
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
complete set; all; everything