dogtooth violet (Erythronium japonicum)
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
shock therapy; shock treatment
difficult to approach; inaccessible
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
refinement; elegance; grace
how many months?; how long?
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
wrong; different; not like that
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
senior high school; high school
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
editor (in publishing, etc.)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
the opposite direction; the other way
charging (electrically); electrification
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup