slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
male bragging; male conceit; bragging about one's husband or (male) lover
street violence against middle-aged men
German cockroach (Blattella germanica)
summarization; summarisation; epitome
to be uniform (in size and quality); to be uniformly good
second half of the (fiscal) year
(behaving with) patience and prudence; putting up with something
pitch black; completely black
joint; reason; sense; logic
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
voluntary; optional; free; elective
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
pellet drum (used as a children's toy); rattle drum
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
worthless (of a person); somebody who wouldn't be missed if they died
mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); (fig.) transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to set aside one's interests
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
great depth; bottomless; great height
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo)