oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
elegance; refinement; (refined) taste; elegant arts; refined pursuits
bitterling (any fish of subfamily Acheilognathinae, esp. species Acheilognathus melanogaster)
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
postcard; memo; note; card
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
must-read; required reading
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
primer; introductory book; (beginner's) guide
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
showing no fear, even of God
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
person of extraordinary talent; wonder; marvel
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to understand from experience
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
book with the look and layout of a magazine
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius); gigantic; huge; enormous
lottery; lot; raffle; draw