thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
clapping and cheering; applause
spaghetti Napolitana; Italian spaghetti dish made with a tomato sauce
printed characters (as opposed to Braille)
crestfallen; dejected; shriveled (like a slug sprinkled with salt)
home telephone; home phone number
to reside temporarily; to imply
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
lip-syncing; lip-synching
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
anti-itch medication; antipruritic drug
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
pince-nez glasses; pince-nez; nose glasses; Groucho glasses
(lying on one's belly and) basking in the sun; sunbathing (e.g. on a beach)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight)
outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku); (lit.) stewed potato party
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
to well up; to be overcome with emotion; to be close to tears
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
allergic diathesis (predisposition to be allergic)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax