Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
coating (esp. lacquering)
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
leader of a charge; first to arrive
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to say; to be called; to do
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation