red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
listening device; bug; wiretap
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
interception (email); wiretap; bug
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
family; members of a family
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
adds force or indicates command
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
together; at the same time; same; identical
now; the present time; just now; another; more