urgent business; pressing need; imperative
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
disintegration; self-destruction
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
marine product; marine (e.g. product, animal etc.)
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei; Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)