new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
educational endowment insurance
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
magnetic resonance imaging; MRI
charming; bewitching; coquettish
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
regular game; regular-season game
individual match; single game
team competition; team game
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
class-A; A class; A grade
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
(not) even once; (not) ever
using together (jointly); used at the same time
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)