to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to be profitable; to yield a profit
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
caller; visitor; company; guest
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
boarding house; school dormitory
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
the various countries of Europe and America; the West
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
ambassador plenipotentiary
revision; amendment; alteration
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity