repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
Japanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
open field; empty lot; plain
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
dancing or jumping for joy