white radish sprouts; daikon sprouts
Hami melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus); Chinese Hami melon; snow melon
labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
quick-acting remedy; fast-acting medicine
winding a replacement thread, wire, etc.; changing from an overarm to an underarm grip on one's opponent's belt
Japanese azalea (Rhododendron japonicum); renge azalea
having one's own premises; Edo-period prostitute successful enough to have her own room in an establishment
red coral (Corallium japonicum)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
corporal punishment; punishment by mutilation
to dunk (e.g. food in a drink); to dip
patiently; with perseverance
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
Double Cross (role-playing game)
displaying prostitutes behind a grille
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
arsenic mineral; arsenious anhydride
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
food steam-boiled in an earthenware teapot
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
guarantor; acceptor (e.g. promissory note); underwriter (e.g. stock issue)
New Year ornament (usu. of straw, fern leaves, seaweed and bitter orange fruit, and hung at the entrance of a home)
dairy products (esp. butter)
erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow); erh hu
unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water
apricot seed; apricot kernel
Japanese hawthorn (Crataegus cuneata); may; quickthorn; whitethorn
internal sense; public official stationed in the capital (under the ritsuryo system)
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
children's song; nursery song