group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
occasional; infrequent; rare
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
manufacture and sales; vertical integration
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
imitation crab meat; crab sticks
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
food; food products; foodstuffs
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
completion; perfection; accomplishment
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
satsuma-age; deep-fried ball of fish paste
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame