Kinkakuji (temple in Kyoto); Golden Pavilion; The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (1956 novel by Yukio Mishima)
large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
look here; I'll tell you what
enrolling at a cram school
tending to anemia; being somewhat anemic
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
swindler; imposter; crook
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
the same night; that night
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
engagement; business; affair; use; need
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
route; way; course; directions
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching