Iomante; Ainu ceremony in which a brown bear is raised for two years and then sacrificed
diurnality; daytime activity; diurnal
wall newspaper; wall poster
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
tens of thousands of years
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
no sleep or rest; working day and night
a great variety of; diversity
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
selling out; being sold out
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
although; but; even though; I wish that
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law