(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
distant country; heaven; hades
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
honorific/polite/humble prefix
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival
hereditary custom; surviving tradition; teachings passed down from previous generations
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
one day; (on) a certain day
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
name; given name; first name
still; as yet; as it has been
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
naturalized citizen; naturalised citizen
import; importation; introduction; afferent
naturalization; naturalisation
individual; private person; personal; private
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching