shaman (Okinawa, Amami); medium; exorcist
upper reaches of a river; upstream
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
bathing (swimming) in cold water
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
it's no joke; gimme a break!
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
surname; family name; last name
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother