while; during; performed in this condition
fishing industry; fishery
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
suggestion; hint; implication
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
acorn barnacle (Balanomorpha spp.)
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
trypophobia (fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes)
big catch (fishing); good haul
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
worried look; concerned expression
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
stone (used for throwing)
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
license system; licence system; permit system; approval basis
to quicken one's pace (steps)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
success or failure; outcome; result
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
staffing a restaurant, retail outlet etc. with one person (esp. during the night shift); one-man operation; one-person operation
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst