soused (vinegared) mackerel
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
continuous track; caterpillar track
brilliant; bright; glorious
fish sauce made of salted and fermented sardines, mackerel, or squid; a specialty of the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)
amoebic dysentery; amebic dysentery; amoebiasis
constable; method of catching criminals
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
to decline (stock market)
sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(crime of) indecent assault
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
arrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired)
to distort; to parody; to make a pun
Jinhua ham (special Chinese ham)
Aloha O'e (folk song by Lili'uokalani)
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
animated TV show; cartoon
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
Cape Nosappu; Nosappu-misaki
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
highest or finest quality sake
something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
privately-made (esp. postcard, mailing card, etc.); commercially-made; non-government; unofficial