nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
material; substance; matter
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
if it is the case that ...
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
development; exploitation
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
absorption; suction; attraction
dubious; puzzled; suspicious