middle-sized Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
young Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata)
fish that are called by different names as they grow larger
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
determination; conviction
lackey; minion; sycophant; errand boy
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
contrived; false-sounding
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
this and that; one thing or another
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
one's later years; final years (in life)