three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
your company; your shrine
Homo economicus; economic human; financial expert; businessperson
exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
arrangement of stones in a garden
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to peddle (goods); to hawk
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
feeling chilly after taking a bath
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
offence; offense; hindrance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
just; fair; proper; reasonable
splendid horse; promoted bishop
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart