Vocabulary

fish sliced open, seasoned with mirin, soy sauce, etc. and dried in the sun

taste bud

the husband of one's younger sister

unexpected

coincidence; conformity

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

love potion; philter; aphrodisiac

expenses

place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket

pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline

place for drying laundry

matter and mind

cost of equipment

enumeration (of similar things); listing; catalog; catalogue

insanity; an insane person

frantic; like mad

burning with curiosity; curious

watchtower; observation tower; lookout

price level

price fluctuation

price control

strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard)

barter; bartering

a knowing look

physical distribution

physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence

physical damage

material resources

thief; robber

single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)

dead person; the deceased

laziness; lazy person

anxiety; worry

vaguely frightening; somehow terrifying; spooky

a tax in kind

a laughingstock; a standing joke

physical chemistry

physiotherapy; physical therapy

stinginess