mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
colour printing; color printing
see-through because of wetness (e.g. clothes)
marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage
Yumeno Kyuusaku (1889.1.4-1936.3.10)
to dust (shelves, etc.); to use a duster
Sakaguchi Ango (1906.10.20-1955.2.17)
to carry out fellatio; to give someone head
increase in the average age of marriage
following someone's example, and committing suicide
barber; barbershop; barber shop
to add balance (to one's work, life, etc.); to balance work and play; to pace oneself
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism
literary profession; writing
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
rhinitis; coryza; nasal inflammation
polishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
football fish (any fish of family Himantolophidae, esp. the Atlantic footballfish, Himantolophus groenlandicus)
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
Higuchi Ichiyou (1872-1896)
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot