being resourceful (esp. with household finances); being good at managing things
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
moulting season; molting season
Yoshida Kenkou (1283-1352) (author of the Tsurezuregusa)
silly mistake; careless mistake
to make (one's heart) beat fast (with excitement, etc.); to flutter; to pound
difficult, dirty, and dangerous (work); apartment with three bedrooms and a kitchen
seriously delicious; very skillful; proficient
floor heating; underfloor heating
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
questions and answers; dialogue
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
repeatedly; several times; many times
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
open every day of the year
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual