Vocabulary

filter paper

invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink

stir-fry; stir-fried food

small dried sardine

Chinese-style fried rice

pine torch; torchlight; firebrand

explosives

brand; mark

cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob

earthenware baking pan; parching pan

glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening

smoking (of meat); fumigation; oxidation (of metal)

noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift

wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it

paper bag for putting a present in

embers; live charcoal

glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal

burning to death

overripeness

reptile

Japanese chin (dog breed); Japanese spaniel

craft; cunning

your highness; your grace; your eminence

Geibi Gorge (Ichinoseki, Iwate)

suspicion (of others); jealousy

scarlet fever

indecent talk; obscene talk; lewd conversation; dirty story; smut

pornography; obscene book

hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

quartz

amber (colour, color)

enamel; enamelled metalware (sinks, pots, etc.)

agate

scabies; the itch; mange

wart

throbbing pain

herpes

smallpox; variola

convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

phlegm; sputum