shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
depending on; dependent on
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
(United States of) America; USA
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
Franklin (Canada); Frankln; Franklyn
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
journal; magazine; periodical
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
ability; capability; skill
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
way; method; means; resource; course