tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
with a squish; with a splat
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
reason for being; raison d'être
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
interior; inside; internal
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to hide; to keep to oneself
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
forevermore; for eternity
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely