stylus; phonograph needle
damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
interest; (investment) yield; profits
lesser emperor (species of dragonfly, Anax parthenope)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to come to naught; to come to nought
animal under treatment; patient (referring to pets)
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
recruitment advertisement
spite; frustration; vexation
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
var. of red dragonfly (Sympetrum frequens)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
Siebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii); jumbo dragonfly
to think too much of; to make too much of
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
utmost limit; extremity; result
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
waste collection vehicle; dustcart; garbage truck
anecdote; brief (comic) story
excessive supply; oversupply
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking