Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to have a name entered in the family register
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
those (near the second person)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
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
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
long (time); protracted; prolonged
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
crowded (e.g. with people); overflowing
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to chase; to run after; to pursue
marathon; long-distance race