crayfish (esp. red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii)
shoran; short-range navigation aid
aeolian; eolian; formed by the wind
not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark
smiling while looking at; enjoying reading
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
to wash one's face and hands; to go to the toilet
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
ancient precepts; ancient teachings; old reading (of kanji or kanbun)
careful and thorough person; older male in an homosexual relationship
epiphyte; plant which grows on another
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
to transmit by word of mouth
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
taking a shortcut; neighborhood; neighbourhood
alcohol (esp. sake) served in a small wooden box; alcohol (esp. sake) sold in a small wooden box
armored fish; armoured fish
rearrangement (of classes); recomposition; recombination; reclassification
slip-on lid; lid going over the edges
female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow
better than none at all; better than nothing
Very sincerely yours; (arch.) different
pictures drawn by child; pictures for children
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
ipecac (species of shrub, Cephaelis ipecacuanha); ipecacuanha
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
base-stone; plinth stone; stone that serves as a pedestal for a pillar
Japanese thistle (Cirsium japonicum)