lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode
to exterminate; to eliminate; to eradicate; to suppress
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
placing (a person's) ashes inside a funerary urn (or a tomb or ossuary); depositing ashes
squealing (e.g. of small pigs); oinking
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
chiffon cake; sponge cake
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
getting an advance (on one's salary)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
will not do; do not; does not
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
age thirty; one's thirties
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive