Daiji era (1126.1.22-1131.1.29)
straw cutter; short mane; pressing and cutting
every other week; every two weeks
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
long-awaited; much-awaited
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
adverse circumstances; adversity
to behave well (of a child)
ancient time; age of the gods
eighth day of the month; eight days
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together