transvestism; cross-dressing
national rural police (1947-1954)
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
outstanding debt; overdraft
light-coloured ceramic cooking pan with a lid and short spout; aluminum saucepan with a handle (usu. wooden) and often with snowflake-style embossed pattern (aluminium)
combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus
problems caused by animal droppings
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
unused things (esp. clothing); objects bought but never used
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
Taepodong; Taep'o-dong; North Korean ballistic missile
incompatible; unsupported
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
brown beech mushroom (Hypsizygus marmoreus); brown clamshell mushroom
traditional Japanese handball game
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
parochial; narrow-minded; prejudiced
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
a boat's floorboards; ship's hold
blood clotting; blood coagulation; coagulation; coagulant
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to feel cold; to have a chill
ninjutsu art of water-escape
lovers talk; sweet nothings