salted and fermented fish sauce from Akita
arowana (any fish of subfamily Osteoglossinae); bonytongue
voice guidance; voice guide; audio guide; spoken instructions
kindergartener; preschooler
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
national glory; Ralls Genet (cultivar of apple); Ralls Janet; Rawls Jennet
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
criminal investigation department; CID; criminal investigation section
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
one after another; in succession
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
warrant; summons; written order
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter