noun:

• inshore fish; fish that lives in rocky coastal waters

noun:

• extremophile; organism that thrives in extreme conditions

noun:

• Japanese typewriter; typewriter that can type using Japanese characters

noun:

• fishing stand; small portable stand that can be assembled quickly
• stand used to transport people or things (Edo period)

expression:

• to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing - from a fable in Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals - idiom

noun:

• radio equipment; facility that can transmit radio waves (as defined in Japan's radio law)

expression:

• to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing - idiom

noun:

• overhear; happened to hear that - colloquialism

expression:

• to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing - from a fable in Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals - idiom

noun:

• dupion silk; silk that comes from a double cocoon formed jointly by two or more silkworms ➜ 玉繭

proper noun:

• faithful dog Hachiko; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)

noun / ~する noun:

• cutting a thin object (e.g. vegetable stalk) at a 45 degree angle; cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut ➜ 削ぐ

noun:

• thermo inner; inner lining (e.g. of ski boots) that is thermally molded to fit

noun:

• kalavinka; imaginary bird in paradise that sings sweet notes - Buddhism term - From Sanskrit

noun:

• epi-illumination; illumination that impinges on the sample from the viewing direction

expression:

• Unpreparedness is one's greatest enemy; He that is too secure is not safe - four character idiom

expression / noun:

• non-conveyor belt sushi; sushi served in a restaurant that doesn't have a conveyor belt ➜ 回転寿司

noun:

• safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent - Mahjong term
• no-risk choice; easily handled person - idiom

expression:

• given the situation; now that it has come to this

expression:

• I told you so; You see that? - used when someone ignores your advice and ultimately fails at something

noun:

• useable footage ratio; proportion of footage that can be used for the final cut

expression:

• there must be; you can be sure that

noun:

• handakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns h into p

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

expression / noun:

• fiscal cliff; sharp decline in the United States budget deficit that could have occurred beginning in 2013