ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
enteric bacteria; intestinal bacteria
unidentified flying object; UFO
one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)
to make (someone) do; to allow (someone) to; to let; to allow; to be permitted to; to do; (arch.) swidden
offerings; offerings and worship
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
a certain somebody; you-know-who
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
drone beetle (scarabaeid beetle) (Rhomborrhina japonica)
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
famous brand of sake; choice sake
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
to get into trouble; to get busted
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
voluptuous; full-breasted; buxom; voluptuous woman; big-breasted woman; glamour girl
loser; owner of a lost article
cooling oneself; enjoying the cool air
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
daytime television serial; soap opera
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
spirit photography; ghost photography