exposure; exposure (film)
porcelain; baking by means of hot stones or pebbles
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
tell (Middle-Eastern archaeological mound)
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
(bank) balance; remainder
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
postcard; memo; note; card
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
although; but; even though; I wish that
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
in the hospital; hospitalized
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)