yoke; constraints; oppression
oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
jumping to a wrong conclusion
in accordance with plans; just as planned
fourth day of the month; four days
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
staying overnight without meals
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
department store; department
simmer; bubble out; flow out
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
sharing; division; draw; tie
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
exemplar; model; example; pattern
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
whale shark (Rhincodon typus)