receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
shredded kombu; Kjellmaniella gyrata (species of kelp)
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
12th anniversary of one's death
bombshell announcement (declaration)
wide place; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
ring; band; ring; circum-
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to strip and leave clothes lying around
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
rental apartment; block of rented apartments
to be assiduous in one's business
killing two birds with one stone
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)