than; other than; except; but
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
canequim; unbleached muslin; calico
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
head house (family); birthplace; originator
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
on the brink of; morning and evening; day and night
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
dispersing; breaking up; running away
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
blazing heat; scorching sun
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to shout (in anger); to yell
suffix for familiar person
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
Iwami Silver Mine (Shimane Prefecture)
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
hellgrammite (larva of dobsonfly species Protohermes grandis)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)
archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)