Emperor Reizei; Reizei Tenno (926-967 CE, reigning: 946-967 CE)
Mongolian spot; Mongolian blue spot; congenital dermal melanocytosis
Kōhō era (964.7.10-968.8.13)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
lazy; indolent; reluctant to get up off one's backside; clumsy
state capital; provincial capital; county town
sleeping without turning over
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
modern disease; disease of our time
Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes)
grove of the village shrine
thief who steals money from the offerings box at a shrine or temple; offerings thief
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
designated school recommendation; recommendation for admission from a school designated by the university
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
are you serious?; is that for real?
rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower; procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade
affectation; showiness; pretence
(unusually) dry rainy season
(small crunchy) dried sardines
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
rei-shabu; cold shabu-shabu; shabu-shabu where the meat is cooled before dipped in sauce
TV listings (e.g. in newspaper); TV guide; TV schedules
overcast sky in the rainy season
to clap one's hands in prayer
period of time in which to recharge one's batteries
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
settlement; conclusion; summary
southpaw; left-handed person
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
ill-natured; twisted; ill-natured person; twisted person