pannier (clothing); hoop skirt
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
natto (fermented soybeans)
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
questions and answers; dialogue
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
ten (long cylindrical things)
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
aggression; invasion; raid
Anisakis (genus of parasitic nematodes)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
(necessary) personnel; required person
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal