deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
The Tale of Genji (manga)
distance from the seam in the back of a kimono to the end of the sleeve
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
remote mountain; mountain recesses
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to accumulate merit; to make merit
mythical ball inside the anus that is sought after by kappa
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
puckered-up mouth; button of a mouth
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
one-eyed goblin; one-eyed monster
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
Kanda myoujin - shrine near Ochanomizu station, Tokyo
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
badness; evilness; bad; evil
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)