mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; metacarpus
god of harvests and wealth (syncretized with Saraswati, and often taking the form of a heavenly woman, a white snake or a fox)
successfully; nicely; skillfully
agarwood; aloeswood; gharuwood; aquilaria tree; lign aloes
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
ex-husband; former husband
like it or not; like or not like
to begin purchasing; to purchase
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
fashion sense; sense of fashion
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
fried prawns; fried shrimp
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition