aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
sake brewer; sake brewery
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
right of access; access permission; access right
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
during imprisonment; while in jail
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
counter for chairs or seats
eight (long cylindrical things)
nowhere; not anywhere (with neg. verb)
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)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
"large eyes" look (makeup technique)
right beside; close to; nearby