Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
gold-ribbon grouper (species of fish, Aulacocephalus temmincki)
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
Lunar New Year; Chinese New Year; Spring Festival
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
food for soldiers and noncommissioned officers
(small crunchy) dried sardines
common and low grade type of katsuobushi; bamboo rod used during imperial exorcism ceremonies
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
publish; start (new) publication
guardian deity of seafaring; Kumbhira
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
getting on board; sailor; seaman
sharp increase; sudden rise
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
marine traffic; sea traffic
lightning rod; lightning conductor; lightning arrester; charm that protects one from lightning
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game