water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
as eternal as heaven and earth
mist sauna; lower-temperature sauna
jean jacket; denim jacket
mixture of ice and water (for keeping fish fresh)
wow; kewl; awes; really?; are you kidding me?
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
inventory; stock; goods; list
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
Basic Instinct (1992 film)
that's gross!; disgusting!
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
work fiend; devil for work
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
like water; like it grows on trees
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)
good-natured; of good character