all over Japan; throughout Japan
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
enclosed bay; inlet; deep bay; basin
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
harlequin sandsmelt (Parapercis pulchella)
ocellated octopus (Octopus ocellatus)
red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus); gurnet; sea robin
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
aquarium (building); oceanarium
26th day of the month; 26 days
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
big hit (with); great success; great reception; great popularity; catching on greatly
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death