cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
spirits (distilled beverage)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
gyro; gyroscope; gyro; gyrocompass
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
to make a fool of someone
whichever one chooses; either way
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
mysterious thief; phantom thief
jewel; precious stone; gem
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter