how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
7th day of the month; seven days
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
failure; mistake; blunder
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to be stiff; to be starchy
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
to become fluffy; to become fuzzy; to become nappy; to become rough; to become frayed
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
to say no more; to sink into silence
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
foreign matter; impurities
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
paste; glue; clothing starch
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to read (a book, etc.) over again
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work