tulou (traditional rural dwelling in Fujian, China)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to receive divine punishment
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
ventilation fan; extractor fan
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
sampling food; tasting; trying
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
solitary island; isolated island
to claim victims; to leave casualties
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
enticement; inducement; attraction
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
glugging; drinking deeply; nodding deeply
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher