to jar; to creak; to grate
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
outdoor unit (esp. air conditioner condenser)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
remnant; remainder; odds and ends; leavings
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
corn flakes; cold cereal; breakfast cereal
to relieve a person's pain
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
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)
letter by letter; character by character
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
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
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question