tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to relapse; to reassert; to review
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
smoke and fumes (e.g. from cooking); beacon; skyrocket; fireworks
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
mountain field; mountain farmland
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to drop; to let fall; to omit
(noh) musician; orchestra leader
driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
medicine for reducing fever; antifebrile; antipyretic; febrifuge
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to be excited; to be elated
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
illustration (e.g. book); picture
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent