pale; pallid; bluish-white
locomotive; (train) engine
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
nurses' station; nursing station
taking someone's temperature; thermometry
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
aquarium (building); oceanarium
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
to make a note (of); to take a note (of)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi); giant spider crab
strap (for carrying something); strap (on a dress, bra, etc.)
fruits and vegetables; produce
(good quality) meat; processed meat; small goods
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
to burrow through; to dig through