world; society; people; the public
fish salted and dried overnight
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to stop raining or snowing
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
preface; introduction; preamble
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
in that way; like that; that way
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
a little bit; a little while
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
deuteragonist; secondary actor
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
a wise man keeps away from danger
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
care; precaution; guarding; caution
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
on time; on schedule; punctually
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual