mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
blue mold; blue mould; penicillium
shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
abandoned child; foundling
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi)
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
vicious circle; vicious cycle
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to fan; to incite; to instigate
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive