first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
thin strips of raw fish and squid
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
3rd day of the month; three days
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
bad skin; rough skin; unhealthy skin; skin irritation; skin breakouts
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
guiding precepts of a company; company credo; corporate philosophy
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
look of death (in one's face); shadow of death; face of a dead person
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
(in the same way) as before; as always
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering