deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
badness; evilness; bad; evil
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
mythical two-tailed monster cat
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
spirit power; magical power
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
incessant working; working non-stop
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
to work hard; to make an effort
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to come into being; to be born
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)