main course (of a formal meal); extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
porcelain making; ceramics making; pottery making
to strip to one's waist; to go at with might and main
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
head priest of temple formerly led by founder of sect
to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment
suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)
official permission; government licence (license)
travel agent; travel agency
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
to twist a thread; to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
cross (used in a crucifixion)
large warship of the Muromachi and early Edo periods
doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
imperial order; imperial will
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
Mig (Russian aeroplane, airplane); MIG
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
smooth and refreshing (of sake); light with a clean finish
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
give water to a dying person; water given to a dying person
momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital