pearl oyster (esp. Marten's pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata martensii)
chemical experiment; chemistry experiment
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
column shape; cylinder; columnar
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
minute adjustment; fine tuning
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
to head home; to leave for home
hokora; small wayside shrine
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
one eye; one of one's eyes
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely