because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to become keen on; to get passionate about
temporary placement; putting something in a place temporarily; preliminary placement; provisional placement
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
summertime; summer season
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
stingfish (Inimicus japonicus); scorpion fish; stonefish
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
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.)
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
shellfish; seashell; shell
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
main ingredient; main component
calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce