advanced academic background, i.e. college and above

(malacology) shell height

the 高 character

a fourspine sculpin (species Cottus kazika); very similar to the kajika (see below), but larger

(rare) a fourspine sculpin (species Cottus kazika); very similar to the kajika (see below), but larger

a Japanese fluvial sculpin (species Cottus pollux); very similar to the kamakiri (see above), but smaller

a Japanese fluvial sculpin (species Cottus pollux), more commonly known as 鰍 (kajika)

試験: examination, exam, test; quiz / 私見: personal opinion

湿気る: to be damp / 時化る: to be stormy

作り: construction / 旁: right hand part of a kanji / 造り: make-up, structure