butter candy (Hokkaido specialty)
police questioning (of a suspicious person)
visiting angler; fishing visitor
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
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)
better than none at all; better than nothing
to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn
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
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
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
electrically operated; electric powered
three-quarter; half coat; top coat
display window; shop window; store window
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
color photo; colour photo
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry