vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
now that; since; so long as; because
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to think too much; to be over-concerned
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
the same kind; accomplice; partner
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to refer to; to use as reference
to watch over; to watch attentively
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
accurate; correct; precise; exact
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
being somewhat excited (agitated)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety