top of the head; crown of the head
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
happy life partnership; living faithfully together till death; Venus's flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum)
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
breakthrough; great discovery
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
this and that; one thing or another
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
old precedent; tradition; custom
infancy; childhood; tender age
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
comparatively; relatively
how many times; how often
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage