eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)
chopstick envelope; chopstick wrapper; paper envelope in which chopsticks are presented
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
king cobra; hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah)
aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature
by virtue of one's office; in the nature of one's duties
leaving everything up to someone else
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
pen spinning; spinning a pen around between the fingers
southern alps (of Japan); Minami Alps (city in Yamanashi-ken)
to turn one's back (on the enemy)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
to go to; to visit; to call on
national paper; paper with a national circulation
leather; leather-bound; leathern
emigration and immigration
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!
identical (of twins); monozygotic; unioval; uniovular
collection truck (for used goods, refuse, etc.); recovery vehicle
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)