to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
child-rearing assistance; support for young parents; child-care allowance
master's (academic degree)
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
unicellular organism; monad
constitutional reform; constitutional amendment
entering and leaving hospital
sexual experience (with men)
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
approximate age; age range
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
one's original family name; maiden name
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
living by oneself; living alone
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to apologize; to apologise
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity