oppekepe; type of mid-Meiji rap-like enka popularized by Otojirō Kawakami
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS
Jupiter (Roman god); Jupiter (planet); Jupiter Symphony; Symphony No. 41 by Mozart
Mercury (Roman god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
Venus (Roman goddess); Venus (planet)
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
what time; (lit.) which hour
promising without due consideration
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets