head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
folded or rolled head towel; towel twisted around one's head
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
tingling; stinging; pungently
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
shellfish; seashell; shell
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to raise one's voice; to shout
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish); deba knife
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
bungalow; one-story house
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
black lustre; black luster
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
called; known as; that; to say
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
knock on wood; touch wood
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares