8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
Toyama (city, prefecture)
miso-based sauce; miso sauce
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
casting; cast-metal object
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to pass (of time); to elapse
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to palm off; to force a sale
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
it is I who should say so
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer