ancient practices; old customs
bath at a temple for the poor, sick and prisoners
biological classification
parent lottery (i.e. not being able to choose one's parents); one's circumstances or prospects in life being determined by one's parents
being in love with an idol, actor, etc.; fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.
apartment rented by the month
recently; a moment before
to charge; to rush; to assault; to flood a company, organization etc. with phone complaints (usu. loosely organized on anonymous online message boards)
jumping to a wrong conclusion
chocolate given by a boy to a girl on Valentine's day (the other way around is the norm in Japan)
occupancy (rate); share (e.g. of market)
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
natural conception; natural pregnancy
shopping area within a train station
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
long homeroom; occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school (e.g. for activities not related to class work)
getting back together; being reconciled; returning to normal
delicious-looking; tasty-looking; hot; sexy; desirable
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold; upper eyelid with no fold
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
bûche de Noël; Yule log (cake)
aim (of a weapon, esp. in video games); aiming
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
over-the-knee socks; overknee socks
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn