fish sauce made of salted and fermented sardines, mackerel, or squid; a specialty of the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture
secondary capital city (of historical China)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)
lacertid (any lizard of family Lacertidae, esp. the Japanese grass lizard, Takydromus tachydromoides)
pro-am; combination of professional and amateur players
apple core; core of an apple
marimba (musical instrument)
doublet (14th-17th century men's jacket)
to pull a muscle; to strain a muscle
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
change over the years; aging; ageing; secular change
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
The Ant and the Grasshopper
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
central pillar; principal post; backbone of a society or community
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
outline; contour line; border line
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
horse's legs; stage actor who plays the role of a horse's legs
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
community-based; local-based
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
incompetence; inability; disability; incapacity
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
to drop into; to slip into; to let fall into; to slide (something) down