iron sulfide; iron sulphide
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium); cockleburr
(Chinese) jump rope; jumping over a fixed elastic rope
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
land-locked variety of red-spotted masu trout (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae); amago
repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
strainer; colander; filter
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
small, round cookie; small, round biscuit
parchment paper; baking paper
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
look here; I'll tell you what
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to well up; to be overcome with emotion; to be close to tears
placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
irritating; annoying; nosy
chlorinated lime; calcium hypochlorite; chloride of lime; bleaching powder
memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail