floating lanterns or offerings for the spirits of the deceased
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
domestic wastewater; household effluent
displacement (e.g. of a ship); volume of wastewater
sexual discrimination; sex discrimination; sexism
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
houseboat; pleasure boat (large, roofed)
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
starting (construction) work
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds
instant messaging (messenger, message); IM; input method; IM
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
along the road; at the side of the road
discriminatory; discriminative
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
allocation; assignment; allotment