starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
departing early in the morning; departing earlier than scheduled; premature (e.g. of an disease); early onset
starting late or behind schedule
Takahashi Youko (1953.5.11-) and (1966.8.28-)
there's no smoke without fire
amenorrhea (absence of menstruation); amenorrhoea
anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods
menarche; first menstruation
Homer sometimes nods; (lit.) even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes
decline in academic ability; decline in academic performance
even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
to lose the attacking initiative
misfortunes never come singly
being carried away by a current; drowning in a river; person who drowned in a river; cancellation; standing up
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); chloride
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
cardboard box for mandarin oranges
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
because; the reason why is
to be captivated (visually)
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
to become a thing of the past
to breathe hard; to pant; to be out of breath
Buddha's death; very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)
spreading Buddhist teachings
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it