return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism
existence; being; life; survival
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
kind person; warmhearted person; sympathetic person
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
current value; price; market value
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
mislabelling of food (e.g. expiry date, country of origin, etc.); food fraud
opah (Lampris guttatus); moonfish
tuna minced with Welsh onion leaves (type of sushi topping)
halibut (esp. the Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus); common dolphinfish; dolphin; dorado
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster); garden eel
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
substitute fish; using an alternative fish variety instead of a traditional one
to line up points in a speech
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
inscrutable are the ways of heaven; fortune is unpredictable and changeable
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
after pleasure comes pain; there is no pleasure without pain; there is no rose without a thorn; take the good with the bad
rope; cord; policeman's rope