striped shore crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)
toe shoes; pointe shoes; point shoes; chaussons de pointe
Saint Laurent (wine grape variety); Sankt Laurent; St. Laurent
largescale blackfish (Girella punctata)
something that will help develop one's artistic skill
scuba; self-contained under-water breathing apparatus
Angelica keiskei (species of angelica, a herb of the parsley family)
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
Arabian Nights; One Thousand and One Nights
targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (e.g. mahjong, go, etc.)
to draw for a specific purpose; to draw for the occasion
Whinston; Winston; Wiston
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
Kentucky Fried Chicken; KFC
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
leukocyte; leucocyte; white blood cell
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya