legless lizard (esp. Anguidae spp., incl. glass lizards and slow worms)
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
pungent; irritating; acrid
Okinawan-style stewed pork cubes; boned pork rib meat, cut into 5 cm squares, stewed in awamori, soy, dashi broth, and sugar
Okinawan food; Okinawan cuisine
refined sake not diluted in water; undiluted sake; unblended whisky (whiskey)
sata andagi; Okinawan sweet deep-fried bun similar to a doughnut
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
plagiarism; plagiarised work
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
vitality; ability to earn a living
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp