to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
losing weight over the summer
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
land reclamation (from sea)
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
river fish; freshwater fish
spawning grounds; egg-laying site
study of fish; ichthyology
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
immature form (of an organism); young animal
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
going upstream; swimming upstream
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
smuggling; contraband trade
poaching (fish or seafood)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
Washington Convention (i.e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
signatory nation; treaty power; party to a treaty; contracting state
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
topic of discussion; agenda
matter of time; question of time
standard days signifying the changing of the seasons (i.e. setsubun, higan, etc.)
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)