gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
acqua pazza (poached fish)
white fish; fish with white flesh
fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
falling apart while cooking
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
parboiling; preparatory boiling
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
ocean fish; saltwater fish
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
platform; home; home base; home plate
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
cutting machine; cutter; (paper) guillotine
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)