rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables); highest-ranking division; intermission (between acts); interlude
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to relax; to feel at home
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka); red salmon
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
English (language); English
casual speech; peer language; informal language
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
(not) a soul; (not) a single person