mountain of swords; mountain in hell covered in swords (with their tips pointing upward)
parasitoid wasp; parasitic wasp; parasitic bee
to become greasy; to be oil-stained
Toriyama Sekien (1712-1788)
to cover with paint; to hide with paint or make-up
constructing and selling a ready-built house
bundle; control; management
passivity; negativity; halfheartedness
funeral performed for somebody while they are alive; living funeral
engaging or meshing (of gears); occlusion (of teeth)
to intertwine; to twist together
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
formative experience (from one's youth)
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
becoming well-known; becoming common knowledge
coffee mill; coffee grinder
left-hand corner; lower left
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
assembly room; assembly hall; meeting room; community room
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
plank; thick board; plate glass; heavy metal sheet (esp. welding); heavy brocaded obi
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers); Ksitigarbha; Jizo
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy