salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of