paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
travelling incognito; occasionally making an appearance
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
trial; judgement; judgment
testimony; (verbal) evidence
stay of execution; suspended sentence
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
business; trade; operations; sales
reopening; resumption; restarting
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus); Japanese carpet shark; fringe shark
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
the other day; some time ago; recently
like this; in this way; as you see
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to