fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
unpopular woman; woman who isn't well-liked by men
deworming medicine; anthelmintic
roulette-like street gambling; portable tape-recorder (used by reporters)
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
having slow reflexes; bad at sports; unathletic person
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
moron; idiot; stupid person
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
local specialty; special product (of a region)
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
new building; new construction
existence; possession; having; limited company
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome