particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
let's not say (such things) to each other
Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to change the position of
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
strict order; peremptory command
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to form a pair; to pair up
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
opposite side; other side
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)