different school (e.g. of ikebana)
extremely indigent; extremely poor; in dire poverty; as poor as a church mouse
long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight; wrong; improper; indecent
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
scam; con trick; con-man; fraudster; flirt; player
fish pickled in sweet Kyoto-style miso
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
intake port; water intake; sluice gate
cruel and inhuman; brutal; merciless
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
walking around at night; night travel; night train
to ask for too much; to expect too much
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
there is no God!; it's a cruel world; (lit.) there is no god or Buddha
Law Regulating Adult Entertainment Businesses
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
ge (ancient Chinese dagger-axe)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
settlement; conclusion; summary
the early bird gets the worm
Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
holding out a little longer
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)