(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to boost; to force up; to push up
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
how long; how far; how much
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
to satisfy one's appetite
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
near; close; beside; third person
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
beetle-browed boy; mischief
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
reading aloud; recitation