mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
must arrive; must be received
electrical engineer; electrician
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
laying a table; setting a table
Russia and Japan; Russian-Japanese
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
second month of the lunar calendar
Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus, esp. referring to an adult); Japanese sea bass
sampling food or drink; tasting
April Fools' Day; April fool
three-lips (freshwater fish of the minnow family, Opsariichthys uncirostris)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
(security) deposit; caution money
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
pizzeria; pizza parlor (parlour); pizza place
last position; previous job; predecessor
that's too bad; too bad for you!
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
to start working; to take action
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
engineering firm; contractor
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)