paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to follow another's example
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
vitality; (one's) life force
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
seafood hot pot; seafood stew
sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria); black cod; Japanese bluefish; North Pacific bluefish; candlefish; sable
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
househusband; stay-at-home dad
to be worn out (from domestic life)
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
small fish sliced open and pickled in a mixture of vinegar, sake, and salt; seafood pickled in soy (esp. squid)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
to overdo; to do too much
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to come from; to have roots in
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
entertainment; amusement; fun