Matsudaira Fumai (1751-1818.5.28)
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette
freezing temperature; chilling temperature
anything and everything; just about everything
TV listings (e.g. in newspaper); TV guide; TV schedules
look here; I'll tell you what
lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode
location famous for production of something (usually food)
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; name; title
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
merit (esp. order of merit)
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
Japanese food; Japanese meal
absence due to illness; sick leave
belonging to no party or school of thought
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
nine; team; players on a team; no
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
what's that?; what the...
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
steady advance; carrying all before one
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
comic books; comics; comic; comical
right to choose; a say; option
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
yeah; you're right; that's right
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)