blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
verbal promise; one's word
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
big catch (of fish); big haul
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
thinly-sliced salmon head cartilage and daikon seasoned with vinegar
frequency (of occurrence)
master; teacher; stable master
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
planned; scheduled; systematic
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
column of water; water column
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
preliminary test or trial; tryout
gambling den; gambling house
unveiling; debut; introduction
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
emperor (of Japan); mikado
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by