snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio); queen crab
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
knowledge and action; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege
brief (amount of time); short
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)
good things come to those who wait
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
(bank) balance; remainder
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
world peace; peace of the world
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to have a reason; to have an excuse
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to subsist; to keep on living
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother