compilation; editing; recording
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
black humor (humour); dark humor; gallows humor
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
rich person; wealthy person; housekeeping
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
civilized person; civilized people
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
taboo word; euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)
two times; twice; two degrees
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
a pair (of shoes or socks)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle