the Seven Misfortunes; great number of faults or defects
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
furthermore; and another thing; even as
new strains of (pandemic) influenza
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
man who enjoys child rearing
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
mass infection; infection outbreak; infection cluster
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
mobile home; camper-van; RV
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
to perceive; to understand
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
resonance; sympathetic vibration
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
success or failure; outcome; result
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
disaster; calamity; misfortune
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
rampancy; prevalence; domination
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce