to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
last week; the week before
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
evidence; (positive) test results
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
these guys; these fellows
to understand; to make out
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
popular name; common name; given name
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
whole soybeans; unprocessed soybeans
sōmen; fine white noodles