episode; anecdote; vignette
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
name index; index of persons
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
guardian; protector; patron; parent
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
older brother; elder brother
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
benjamin fig (Ficus benjamina); weeping fig; ficus
Lewes (Britain); Ruisu; Louise; Luis; Luiz; Ruiz
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
end; tip; extremities; terminal
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
party; set; gang; company; person
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
horsehair; horse hair; hair from mane and tail used for brushes and string instrument bows
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
nationalization; nationalisation
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
corpulence; fatness; obesity