kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
Aomori (city, prefecture)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
how long; how far; how much
professional sumo wrestling
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
to cease; to stop; to be over
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
sentiment; sentimentality
(ship's) anchor; anchor (final runner or swimmer in a relay race); (news) anchor; anchorman; anchor (in HTML); link to a previous post (on a message board); anchor (soccer position)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to half-rise to one's feet
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
inside the harbour; inside the harbor
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!