to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
representative; exemplary; model
celebration; auspicious occasion
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
Edo-style sushi (usu. nigirizushi)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
narezushi; fermented sushi (pickled in brine rather than vinegar), precursor of modern sushi
rare (or peculiar) animal
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
particulars; details; specified items
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
pattern paper (for dressmaking); stencil
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
industrialized nation; industrialised nation
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
number on the back of a player's uniform; uniform number; shirt number; squad number
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery