Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
business; trade; operations; sales
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to take; to catch; to capture
river fish; freshwater fish
home area; home town; local
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
personification; impersonation; embodiment