mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
magic; sorcery; incantation
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
smoothly; easily; readily
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
no!; no no!; no, not at all
trivial; not amounting to much
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
hooting; jeering; heckling
the senses; sensuality; carnality
one's own work; making by oneself
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
recital; recitation; public reading
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to dye; to colour; to color