jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date
popping bubble-wrap (e.g. for fun or as a stress relief technique)
dressing (vegetables, fish, etc.) with vinegar; vegetables (or fish, etc.) dressed with vinegar
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
Nebuta; nighttime festival in Tōhoku (esp. Aomori)
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
decorative portable shrine; float used in festivals
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice; black rice
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
butterfly net; net for catching insects
quenching; hardening; tempering
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
point card; loyalty card; reward card
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
something or other; anything
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world