red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus); gurnet; sea robin
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
Japanese Black (breed of cattle)
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
please (give me); please (do for me)
Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
money-making; earning money
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
in swarms; in great crowds
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to try all possible means
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
setting off (on a trip); departure
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
telecommunications; correspondence