oval tub or tray used in fish shops
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
management; administration; operation
hypo- (indicating the lowest oxidation state)
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
probability; likelihood; chances
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
end of war; cessation of hostilities
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
with a bang (clash, bump)