Vocabulary

real wasabi (as opposed to Western horseradish)

Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)

half a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain

eel-like sea creature (i.e. saltwater eels, sea snakes, etc.)

common Japanese conger eel (Conger myriaster); whitespotted conger

asp viper (Vipera aspis)

viper (esp. a pitless viper)

European adder (Vipera berus)

asp (Naja haje); Egyptian cobra

asp (Naja haje); Egyptian cobra

union shop system (employment of only union members)

open shop system (employment of both unionists and non-unionists)

closed shop system (employment of only union members)

boue chauffante (self-heating mud-pack for cosmetic purposes)

wire gauge

wire rope

wiping

one run of a television series

two runs of a television series

to be on the right track; to go well

illegal residence (in a country); illegal stay; illegal overstaying (of a visa)

illegal resident (in a country); illegal alien; illegal overstayer (person who has overstayed their visa)

Anton's syndrome

Burkitt's lymphoma

eel donburi; bowl of rice topped with eel

broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)

very young

linkage; co-movement; interrelation; interconnectedness

relativity; interconnectedness; correlation

Argiope amoena (species of orb-weaving spider)

wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)

Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica)

daughter (of a good family)

youngest daughter (of a good family)

humanoid

plough; plow

senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant

proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant

family court probation officer

ultraconservative