I've been quite delinquent with my study blog, right? Life is a learning journey and I am not done for sure. Just been incredibly lazy updating new words even though I've been keeping track. In order to try to get back into the habit here is a small list of a few of my new words:

豪雨 (ごうう)
Heavy rain, down pours, the kind that bring mud slides.

破傷風 (はしょうふう)
Went to Malawi in Africa and dangerously didn't get a shot to prevent this sickness that freezes you up if you get a cut infected. I didn't know the English either but apparently it's called "tetanus" or "lockjaw" (I'm stupid for not knowing, I know!)

ひづめ
One of those words you wonder how you never learned it, "hoof" as in horse's foot. Related is 蹄鉄 (ていてつ) the "horseshoe" you put on the hooves.

水の泡 (みずのあわ)
Those of you paying attention might know this literally means water bubbles but is often used to mean "something that ends up not mattering or being important".

爪弾き (つまはじき)
This is describing the "black sheep of the family" or in other words, the outcast family member.

タツノオトシゴ
I knew this but forgot it, so putting it here. In English it's simply "seahorse".

処方箋 (しょほうせん)
This a doctor's "prescription". The sign at my local pharmacy writes the final kanji in hiragana cus it's a bit of a hard one I guess.

死すべき (しすべき)
Important to remember that we are all "mortal" and only have a limited time here on Earth.

茅葺き (かやぶき)
In autumn I went to Nagano to try building a "thatched straw roof" on an old house. Hard work but interesting.

水道屋 (すいどうや)
I got drunk and tried to fix my toilet, something went wrong and I ended up having to call the "plumber" (水道屋さん) to finally fix it.

There were more words, but that's it for now. Hope this inspires me to be more active!