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)
prepayment; advance payment
World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha)
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
cartilaginous fishes; chondrichthyans
being faithful to one's principles; being of firm purpose and deep commitment; constancy; true blue
loose-fitting pants with an elastic or drawcord waist
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
aquatic animal; aquatic fauna
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
recovering one's spirits; rejuvenation; refection
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
summer airing (of clothes)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
significant difference; statistical significance
wave-dissipating concrete block; tetrapod
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
rich kid; person who grew up wealthy
frame of a shoji (paper sliding-door)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
the sun; sunlight; heat of the sun
calm abiding and clear observation (Tendai meditation); Tendai
(lying on one's belly and) basking in the sun; sunbathing (e.g. on a beach)
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
rough skin (like that of a shark)
Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)