cooling facilities; air-conditioning facilities
exceptionally close friend
porcelain; baking by means of hot stones or pebbles
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
gummi; gummi candy; gummi drop
true seal (animal); earless seal
combination technique in Judo
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
treasure house; storage for valuable property