noun:

• pipefish (esp. the seaweed pipefish, Syngnathus schlegeli)

expression:

• up until now; as recently as the present

expression:

• when in Rome, do as the Romans do - proverb ➜ 郷に入っては郷に従え

noun:

• family working in the forest industry; forestry family

expression:

• late at night; deep in the night

expression:

• early post war period; immediately after the war

noun:

• seeing for the first time; first sight

~の noun / noun:

• wind-swept; exposed to the wind ➜ 吹き曝し

noun:

• suffering from the heat; heatstroke; heat prostration

noun:

• budget travel; penniless travel; travelling on the cheap

noun:

• popliteal fossa; popliteal space; area behind the knee - obscure term ➜ 膝窩【しっか】

noun / ~の noun:

• popliteal fossa; popliteal space; area behind the knee

noun:

• tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work

noun:

• one's views on the family; family values

noun:

• thawing season; thaw; season when the ice melts

noun:

• hoei koban; koban coined during the Hōei period

noun:

• Chiromyiformes; infraorder containing the aye-aye

adverb:

• swishing through the air; whirling quickly; moving quickly - onomatopoeia ➜ ビュッ

noun:

• anti-nuisance ordinance; ordinance against disturbing the peace - Law term

noun:

• bang on the money; spot on; right answer ➜ 正解【せいかい】

expression / adjective:

• slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake ➜ 頭の回転【あたまのかいてん】

noun / ~する noun:

• being the sole winner

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• winner-take-all

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to be careful; to take the utmost care ➜ 期する

noun:

• ex post facto report; report after the event

expression / adjective:

• is never the case; has never happened