wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
blotting out; fill (in graphics)
fringed iris (Iris japonica); Japanese iris
a boat's floorboards; ship's hold
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
this world; present world (as opposed to the realm of the dead)
not long after; before long
non-support; disapproval (e.g. in an opinion poll)
negative campaign; mudslinging
stupid person; dummy; dolt
to tighten the reins; to bring (someone) under control
steel-blue eyes (e.g. of a cat); silver eye (species of beardfish, Polymixia japonica)
appropriate move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
mainstream media; lamestream media
to worry; to fret; to be anxious
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
pin (esp. for mounting insects); setting pin
winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting; one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor); Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid