lottery; tombola; drawing
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
good humour (humor); good mood
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
honour; honor; glory; privilege
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
end of term; end of semester
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
not permitting; not authorizing
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
chopping board; cutting board
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
Ninja clan master; highest-ranking ninja