twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist
Decapoda (the order of crustaceans including shrimp and crabs)
single mistake which ruins all one's hard work; one blunder rendering a long period of effort useless; (lit.) one fart in a hundred days of sermons
gachuck; device for applying small, clip-style paper fasteners
making light of; disregarding
levirate marriage; sororate marriage; marriage to deceased sibling's spouse
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
instant glue (from brand name Aron Alpha); cyanoacrylate
citing copious references
citing copious references
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
it cannot be helped; there is no other way
kanji "thread" radical at left; textile industry
important part (to listen to); the point (of a speech); interesting part; best part (of a piece of music or performance)
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
very lovely; totally dreamy; very beautiful; really great; fantastic; superb
xylitol (artificial sweetener); artificial wood sugar (xylose)
Homer sometimes nods; (lit.) even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes
sweeping view of the eye; boundless expanse