plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
denomination of a Shinto shrine; company name
stir-frying then boiling in liquid sauce; food that has been stir-fried and boiled in liquid sauce
Vajrapani; wielder of the vajra
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
rebuilding; reconstructing; reorganizing
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits)
building with a gabled, hipped roof
tieless; not wearing a tie; open-necked
to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
iron nail; metal nail; scrawl; scrawled writing
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
Watanabe No Tsuna (953-1025)
leaving a cram school; dropping out of a cram school
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
unfinished; unripe; unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi; noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya)
to be settled; to be brought to an end
way of dealing with; way of handling
flowers or flower arrangements for a butsudan (household Buddhist altar)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
black maple (Acer nigrum)
it is not everything to ...
to become conscious; to recover one's senses; to snap out of it
legitimate line; direct descent
regular (customer); client who frequently visits the same prostitute
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
vehicle weight; car weight
eighth (place, position, etc.); having eight eyes; having many eyes; (of a fabric) having a loose knit; lamprey; eight-holed arrow whistle