spider conch (Lambis lambis)
young tree sprouts; young tree buds
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to do properly; to do formally
Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
wooden stick; wooden pole
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
southern part of a prefecture
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
closing down a hospital, institution, temple, etc.; shutting down; closing a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day); adjourning the Diet session (pre-WWII)
darner (any dragonfly of family Aeshnidae); devil's darning needle; dragonfly (esp. a large one)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
irreligion; unbelief; atheism; atheist
to feel cold; to have a chill
fuel bunker; fuel store; oil bunker
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
beautiful maiko or geisha
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
Respect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
industrial area; industrial district; industrial zone
leg guards; shin guards; shin pads
to scrape off; to rub off
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple