orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
paper lantern with bow-shaped handle
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
man-god; person enshrined as a god
thin; slender; slim; skinny
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
basking in the sun; sunbathing
amusing; funny; interesting
at work; in the midst of work; working
it seems so; that's what it looks like
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
house mouse (Mus musculus)
insolent fellow; rude fellow
podgily; plumply; thickly
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
sign of remorse; indication of regret
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
emotional strength; force of will
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
life and death; life or death
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case