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
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)
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)
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
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to make one's own; to take possession of
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
three kinds; three varieties
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum