Daion; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
odd couple; incongruous couple
polished mirror; clear mirror
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
haughty; holding one's head high
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
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)
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
casual speech; peer language; informal language
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
one's long-cherished desire
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
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)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
useless resistance; vain struggle
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)