National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
summer cold (illness); summer flu
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
front shrine; hall of worship
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
night stall; night shop; night fair
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
world peace; peace of the world
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
relation; relative; kind; cordial
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
married woman; another's wife
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to get one's head around; to think about
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best