in other words; what I (you, etc.) mean is

to startle; to surprise; to astonish

past tense and perfective aspect of 言う (iu, yū) [godan]

nonetheless, although, be that as it may

Synonym of 千夜一夜物語 (Sen'ya Ichiya Monogatari, “One Thousand and One Nights”)

(idiomatic) to make up one’s mind, to decide

view of life

ikizukuri, preparing sashimi from living fish or seafood

to be separated from one's close relative for a long time

a photograph of oneself, a photographic self-portrait / (especially) a selfie