(artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
close quarters combat; CQC
chief; main; principal; major
good old wife; one's wife of many years
family-centered sitcom; TV drama of family life; soap opera
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
baseball ground; baseball stadium
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
to get back together (with a former partner)
goodbye; farewell; so long
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
Toyama (city, prefecture)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
telecommunications; correspondence
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
one more time; once more; once again