minimalist (person, artist)
military affairs; military work
master of business administration; MBA; military base agreement
Tokyo Skytree; broadcasting tower with observation deck in Sumida ward, Tokyo, Japan
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
matching clothing worn by couples
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
favourite motto; pet saying
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
jumping to a hasty conclusion
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
returned goods; returning purchased goods
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out