habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
rowing; paddling (by hand)
false labeling; false advertising
to attempt; to test; to try out
adventive species; non-native species; introduced species; alien species
plum vinegar; (salted) plum juice
downsizing by laying off part-time and temp. workers
Manchurian elm (Ulmus laciniata)
plant having four leaves on one stalk
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
entomophagy; insect eating
war experience; experience of war; memories of war
to throw down the drain; to waste
working at home; telecommuting
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
good-natured; of good character
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
pickled vegetables; pickles
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
expressive person (e.g. in musical performance)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch
small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit
great writer; major writer
good wife and wise mother
under construction; in preparation
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
work experience; work history
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it