grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
tremendous; big; great; terrible
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
Charon (moon of Pluto); Charon (ferryman of Hades)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
to lie deep in; to extend far back
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
average; ordinary; normal
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
business; work; operations; service; duties
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific volcanic belt)
Blue Hawaii (cocktail); Blue Hawaii (shaved ice flavoring)
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
river; stream; River; the ... river
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
spouse; wife; husband; partner