to go down in history; to remain in history
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
first cry of a newborn baby
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
living by oneself; living alone
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
business hours; opening hours; office hours
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
foreign matter; impurities
answering machine; answerphone