fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
whichever one chooses; either way
Oklahoma mixer (folk dance); Turkey in the Straw
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
kai-awase; Heian period shell-matching game; kai-awase; Heian period shell comparison game; tribadism; tribbing
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
emperor (of Japan); mikado
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
round-faced; bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
The Tale of Sagoromo (ca 1060 CE)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
girls' or women's division or section
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)