record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
since when; from when; how long
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
on one hand; on the other hand
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
fish that are called by different names as they grow larger
change; transition; vicissitudes
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
in the following manner; as follows
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
ignorant of the ways of the world
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
final; eventual; ultimate
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
in this manner; in this way; like this
everyday language; common parlance; vernacular
to be intimate with; to befriend
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
the first and second; a few
young Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata)
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
middle-sized Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
juvenile Japanese sea perch (under two years of age and 25 cm in length)
juvenile Japanese sea perch (usu. 2-3 years in age and 40-60 cm in length)