butter candy (Hokkaido specialty)
rupakaya (the physical body, esp. of a buddha)
police questioning (of a suspicious person)
visiting angler; fishing visitor
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
songbird; bird with a beautiful song
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
rough voice (e.g. when one has a cold or sore throat)
cameraphobia; dislike of having one's photograph taken
San-in region of western Honshu (incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures)
flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)
better than none at all; better than nothing
to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
plainclothes police officer
oil lighter (for cigarettes); kerosene lighter
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
quiver (of arrows; cylindrical)
electrically operated; electric powered
three-quarter; half coat; top coat
display window; shop window; store window