thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
quotation; citation; reference
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
dot-com; Internet business; .com
placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
in the background; not standing out
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
young female rice planter; young girl
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down