ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to learn something through hearing
leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading; OK with corrections
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
shellfish; seashell; shell
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to hide; to keep to oneself
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to pluck (e.g. a fruit, a leaf); to pick; to tear off (e.g. a ticket stub, a branch from a tree)
var. of traditional white, uncreased Japanese paper, made from high-quality mulberry wood
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to