flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
transfer of a budget appropriation from one (government) section to another
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
per person; per capita; per head
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other