first moon of the month; new moon
store stamp; stamp on receipt indicating item was bought in said store
economical product; economy-sized goods
pictures drawn by child; pictures for children
taiko drumming; taiko drummer; Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion)
room to let; room for rent
what do I care; oh well; what will be, will be
standard driver's licence
Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
to charge; to rush; to assault; to flood a company, organization etc. with phone complaints (usu. loosely organized on anonymous online message boards)
rice-bran bag (used for scrubbing the skin when bathing)
emperor moth (Actias artemis); Japanese moon moth
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
clear and cold (water, etc.)
smoking implement; smoking device
draining blood from a live fish (from above the gills and at the base of the tail) to keep it fresh; fasting fish for several days to preserve flavour and quality (and reduce mortality during transport); killing fish in a fishtank (immediately before cooking); fish killed in a fishtank
crossing via stepping-stones
to be sharp; to be pointed
to taste; to distinguish; to understand
smoky quartz; cairngorm; morion
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
one pole (esp. used for fishing poles); one rod
Japanese ball game similar to pinball
year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat); becoming more experienced with age; social status based on this experience
thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)
rare stone; special stone; strange stone
attenuating; fizzling out
mixture; impurity; adulteration
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to play dumb; to feign innocence