Vocabulary

grave accent; grave

fiddler

Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis)

empanada

shuffleboard

Black Russian (cocktail)

narcissistic

base hit made in the 9th inning that decides the game; walk-off hit

pathography

Japanese surfsmelt (Hypomesus japonicus)

alpine black swallowtail (Papilio maackii)

ownership of leased land where a house is owned by the tenant; rights to real property which is under leasehold

multi-colored stripes

Japanese sea biscuit (Clypeaster japonicus)

sand dollar (Astriclypeus mannii)

ear of rice; head of a rice plant; spike

bar spoon

Kōshū (grape variety)

fujiminori (grape variety)

pione (grape variety)

mechanical clock with a bell-ringing mechanism

terrible twos

terrifying threes; terrible threes; threenager phase; devilish threes

rapid tide; fast tidal current

ocean conditions; oceanic conditions

tide level

automatic tide-gauge station; tidal observatory

style of hot pot cooking using a large amount of grated daikon

style of hot pot cooking using a large amount of grated daikon

rain cover; rain fly

marks cut in trees to show mountain trails

shelf; shelving

shelf bracket; shelf support

fabulous fours (age); fantastic fours; angelic fours

Laplace's demon (hypothetical omniscient observer)

common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)

manufacture; production

gestational age (in weeks)

type of sauna in which one lies on a slab of heated rock; lava bath; bedrock bath

alligator clip; crocodile clip