Gender Equality In Employment Act
divorce suit; divorce proceedings
children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light; Bodhidharma fell down
bright; shining; clear; evident
married man or woman; housekeeping
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
the study or science of religion; religious studies
stocktaking; inventory count; faultfinding
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
useful thing; usable article
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
assembling a criminal case
little something; reward; tip
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
marriage fraud; fake marriage
desperation; struggle to the death
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
best friend; very close friend
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
being argued into silence; being left speechless
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
to pack; to box; to package