feminine poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)
referee officiating bouts of san'yaku ranked wrestlers
grand champion filling the rank of champion to keep their number at 2
short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
grated daikon and chili; whole daikon with a chili notched inside and then grated together; grated daikon and carrot
southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)
harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena); harbour porpoise; common porpoise
prepayment; advance payment
World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha)
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)
cartilaginous fishes; chondrichthyans
being faithful to one's principles; being of firm purpose and deep commitment; constancy; true blue
stopping at; going no further than
loose-fitting pants with an elastic or drawcord waist
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
aquatic animal; aquatic fauna
devil stinger (Inimicus japonicus)
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
recovering one's spirits; rejuvenation; refection
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
summer airing (of clothes)
shagreen (from a shark or stingray); sharkskin; shark leather
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
A, B, C and D; first, second, third and fourth
tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
bottlenose dolphin; bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion