gargling; rinsing one's mouth
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
letter by letter; character by character
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
comfort; consolation; diversion
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
man; male; masculine gender
charming; fascinating; attractive
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer