independent administration
island arc; crescent-shaped archipelago
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
missed-program webcast; webcast of a serialized TV show (after the TV broadcast); catch-up TV
green calabash; unripe gourd; scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person
(courteous) invitation; call
to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
isn't it; right?; you know?
perishable foods; perishables
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
occupational ability; function; role
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
quarrel; dispute; argument
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
trust; confidence; credence
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient