Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
consequently; as a result
intimacy; affection; familiarity
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
to attempt; to test; to try out
innermost depths of one's heart
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
to employ; to hire; to charter
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish