what kind of; what sort of; what
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
I see; that's right; indeed
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
surely (not); certainly (not)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
in person; personally; directly
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
already; now; no longer; not any more
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to be embarrassed; to lose face
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow