saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
after the end (of something); post-
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
strip-searching; security check
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
matter to be checked or investigated
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters