scooping loaches; catching loach in a net; loach-catching dance
white charcoal; charcoal used for tea ceremony
unexamined; untested; unscreened
citizen's holiday; by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays (e.g. between 1985 and 2006 May 4, now Greenery Day)
firm; persevering; flexible and hard to break
organic farming; organic cultivation; farming without pesticides
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish
man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
rough skin (like that of a shark)
anal fistula; bleeding hemorrhoids
Tokugawa Yoshimune (shogun 1716-1745 and 1751; 1684.11.27-1751.7.12),
celebration of complete recovery from illness
multipurpose knife; Swiss Army knife
seirogan; beechwood extract popular as a herbal treatment for diarrhoea (diarrhea), etc.
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
proud; triumphant; boastful
teahouse that sells fruit (or serves fruitcake, etc.)
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
famous brand of sake; choice sake
bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location