yours sincerely; respectfully yours
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
Island; insula; island; islet
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
remote island; distant island; banishment to a remote island (Edo-period punishment)
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
magnetism; magnetic force
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
metallicity; metal abundance
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
electricity; (electric) light
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
revenge; having a second go (at something)
reconfirmation; double check
receiving an electric shock
leather shoes; leather boots