Vocabulary

son (of others); boy; young master

Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July

mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice

cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water

wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants

bowl (ceramic, porcelain)

marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish

Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)

to burn hotly; to burn redly

(one's) wife

teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

mechanism; machinery; contrivance; device

tick-tock; chipping (sound)

tightwad; miser

rattlesnake

sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger

person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; drudge

notches; serration; indentation; jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images)

strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain

sneeze; sneezing

Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia

Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)

rickets; rachitis

ground-breaking ceremony

guru

to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; to be disappointed

belch; burp; eructation

vomit; spew; puke; vomiting

sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar

futon or cloth attached to the kotatsu's frame; cover for kotatsu

quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt

Kodama; slowest Tōkaidō and Sanyō-line Shinkansen train service (stopping at all stations)

obsession; fixation; hangup; determination; fastidiousness; pickiness about (trait, style, etc.)

this way; here

the other day; lately; recently

this occasion; at this time; now

complaining

colocolo (Leopardus colocolo); pampas cat

trouble; difficulties; dispute; quarrel; discord; dissension

cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying