to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
divination (based on the Book of Changes)
boarding house; school dormitory; residential college (UK, etc.)
pinstripe (esp. freehand art)
leaving a cram school; dropping out of a cram school
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
black maple (Acer nigrum)
book in Japanese; book bound in the Japanese style
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
type of hakama worn in ancient times
erasure; paying back debt; effacement
Huang Di (The Yellow Emperor; legendary emperor of China)
disgraceful (scandalous) conduct; shameful behavior; shameful behaviour
newly compiled; newly edited
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
former army; Imperial Japanese Army
purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head
being somewhat puzzled; looking somewhat baffled
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
not mince matters; not mince one's words
ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust
considering something taboo; treating something as taboo
maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, etc.)
fox with supernatural powers
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
rush job; slipshod job; quick-and-dirty work
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
to compare (e.g. notes); to exchange (e.g. views, opinions)
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
fixed fitting (esp. window)