this year; this fiscal year; this school year
spring break; spring vacation
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
March; third month of the lunar calendar
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to await; to wait for; to expect
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
house mouse (Mus musculus)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
fat; tallow; lard; grease
yellowtail caught during the cold season; cold yellowtail
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
migratory fish; straddling fish stocks
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)