vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
critical point (temperature)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
tenth day of the month; ten days
house in an alley; rear tenement
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
circular; circulating letter
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
roulette-like street gambling; portable tape-recorder (used by reporters)
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
three sides; small offering stand
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
evening primrose (esp. the fourwing evening primrose, Oenothera tetraptera)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
on board a ship; aboard a ship