whooping cough; pertussis
what a hoot!; joke of the century!; (lit.) one's navel boils water
spring in full bloom; spring at its height
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
Dark Kingdom (video game)
Mizuno Ami (Sailor Moon character)
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
good things come to those who wait; (lit.) if you wait, there will come a fine day for taking the sea route
once a fool, always a fool; (lit.) idiots will only be cured when they die
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
spirit of a poem; true meaning of a poem
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
oppekepe; type of mid-Meiji rap-like enka popularized by Otojirō Kawakami