to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to keep watch; to stand guard
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
metre; meter; meter; gauge
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
calm; composed; cool; quiet
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
acceleration; speeding up
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
control; management (e.g. of a business)
good-quality; superior in quality
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
how; in what way; by what means
pure brew (e.g. sake, soy sauce)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
March; third month of the lunar calendar
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
older sister; elder sister
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
wrong; different; not like that
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather