health maintenance; health preservation
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
plaster or mortar-covered wall
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
with glugging (e.g. of liquid being poured, running down)
hitting the ball squarely
to outrun; to run through to the end
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
sisterly love; affection between sisters
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
dosa (ill will, antipathy); irateness; anger
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
interpersonal; between individuals
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing
to wait for an opportunity
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody