thinly-sliced salmon head cartilage (also whale etc.)
hardy kiwi (Actinidia arguta); kiwi berry; tara vine; bower vine
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to investigate; to consider; to pat; to rub
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
Hijikata Toshizou (1835.5.31-1869.6.20)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
confidentially; privately; off the record
weird; disgusting; sickening
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
confirmation; certification; ascertainment