fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
falling apart while cooking
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
parboiling; preparatory boiling
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
ocean fish; saltwater fish
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
platform; home; home base; home plate
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
cutting machine; cutter; (paper) guillotine
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
manner of using one's hands
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
to cut (food) into chunks; to chop into lumps
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
fish balls; fish dumplings