salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
older sister; elder sister
younger brother and sister
senior; elder; person older than oneself
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
moving; stirring; emo; sad; erotic in a disgusting way
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
(prefectural) road in poor condition
mountain ridge; near a mountain
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
in the morning; during the morning
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
side dish; side menu; sidebar menu
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol