the touch of; feel of; texture
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
running the whole distance
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
storage center; deposit; depository; repository; warehouse
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
forwarding or transportation industry
built-in audience; regular customers
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
return; relapse; recurrence
to distract a person's attention
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
greeting; a fine thing to say
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
trouble; bother; annoyance
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to walk away; to walk off
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
rhinitis; coryza; nasal inflammation
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
sampling food; tasting; trying
to fight; to exchange blows
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
victim; injured party; sufferer
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart