inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)
(arch.) well then, (shall we); (arch.) well then, (I'll); goodbye
agarwood; aloeswood; gharuwood; aquilaria tree; lign aloes
common hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum); Analipus japonicus (species of brown alga)
revealing talk; insider talk; inside story
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
to ride past; to miss one's stop (train, bus, etc.)
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
National Center Test for University Admissions
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
living together (with one more person)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
best article under heaven; peerless
loved one; lover; sweetheart
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
shah; former ruler of Iran