fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
treatment (esp. hair treatment)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
hard to reach place; remote place
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
(hair) rinse; (hair) conditioner
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
hand net; dip net; scoop net
to grumble about something (trivial)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
have a pain in one's chest
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on