(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
my husband; one's family; family member
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top