suicide by hanging; hanging oneself
Kumaso (ancient Japanese people resident to southern Kyushu)
business diary; job sheet; operational record; logbook
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess
going upstream; sailing against the current
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
to be contrary to one's expectations
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
total energy; all efforts