act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to remove the astringent taste from persimmons; to soak in water; to steep in water; to matte (with black lacquer)
Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
callus on one's middle finger (from writing)
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
one's own bowling ball; control of the ball by one's own team (esp. basketball)
salt thrown to purify the ring before a bout
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
brightness of snow; reflected light of snow; (by) snow light
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
sake brewer; sake brewery
right side; style of Japanese court music
expected date of confinement; expected delivery date (of a baby)
doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
cheerleading competition; cheering contest
to be used to calling (someone by a certain name)
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless
god of fortune; god of wealth
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing