traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
going too far; going to extremes
postscript (to a book); verification; publication (in a book)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
address; lodgings; accommodation
situation; developments; outcome
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
to be impolite; to be discourteous
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
family or person with samurai ancestors
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)