palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
root vegetables boiled in broth
soft and pleasant on the tongue
slamming one's hand into the wall in front of somebody (e.g. to stop them from leaving; often viewed as romantic); banging on the wall (e.g. to quieten one's neighbour)
bloated (with liquid; of a stomach)
pasties (adhesive nipple covering)
baked donut (as opposed to deep-fried)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
style of building; construction; recipe; how to grow (something)
curing (meat, etc.); preservative treatment
living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation
pig's snout; nose resembling a pig's snout; snorting like a pig (while laughing)
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
bon voyage; have a nice trip
to lump together; to include; to sum up; to quibble
capricious; moody; whimsical
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
inverted nipple; retracted nipple
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
soaking (dirty laundry, dishes etc., before washing)
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
words read by the priest in a Shinto purification rite
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
suggestiveness; sensationalism; stirring up strong emotions
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)