harvesting rice while it is still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
safe, easy childbirth; guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara)
aiguillette (ornamental braided cord)
conduit (pipe); water pipe
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
coffee shop; coffeehouse; café
furniture store; furniture dealer
special treatment; priority
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
Imperial Household Agency
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
to make coffee; to brew coffee
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
as everyone knows; needless to point out
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
being argued into silence; being left speechless
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
to backfire; to have a harmful result
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
great admiration; deep respect