(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to subsist; to keep on living
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
gem; jewel; precious stone
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to go out and away; to leave
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)