wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens); oilseed perilla; egoma
thick noodles; thick pasta
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
minimum temperature; lowest temperature; (today's) low
Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)
jealousy; roasted rice cake
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
knitting; knitted material; crochet
Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); Daesh; IS; information separator; delimiter
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)