tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
fresh bathwater to pour over oneself
pickled vegetables; pickles
quadruple time; four-four time; common time; the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror
Sasagawa Ryouichi (1899.5.4-1995.7.18)
heartburn; strong sense of disgust
having completely different natures and being incompatible with each other; like oil and water; (lit.) ice and (charcoal) fire cannot coexist
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
ore sorting; ore dressing
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
floating exchange rate system
cotton grass (Eriophorum vaginatum subsp. fauriei)
Chiba Shin'ichi (1939.1.23-)
covering private parts (esp. actors during filming); minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape); lined hakama that bulge in the front
count of balls and strikes
to beg; to request; to demand; to entreat
distinction; differentiation; discrimination
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
Hikawa Kiyoshi (1977.9.6-)