yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
way of eating; how to eat
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
race (of people); type of person
yellow race; Mongoloid race
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
even if not; even without
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
trial product; prototype model
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
business; work; operations; service; duties
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
comparatively; relatively
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
white fish; fish with white flesh
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)