soup made from boiling leftover fish scraps; fishhead soup
territorial relationship; regional bond
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
to win the prize; to win the ring
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
contrived; false-sounding
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
critic; reviewer; commentator
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
whereabout; about where; how much
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
to finish reading; to read through
spring break; spring vacation
editor (in publishing, etc.)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
license; permit; licence; certificate
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull