earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
temporary placement; putting something in a place temporarily; preliminary placement; provisional placement
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
stingfish (Inimicus japonicus); scorpion fish; stonefish
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
shellfish; seashell; shell
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
main ingredient; main component
calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
boneless (of a fillet, etc.); without bone; lacking (moral) conviction; weak-principled; having no backbone
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
to be boiled; to be cooked