four administrative positions (of the ritsuryo system: kami, suke, jou, sakan)
trees and grass; vegetation
comprehension (of a word)
festival; feast; carnival
Japanese calendar; Japanese imperial year
ritsuryo system (ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
extreme masochist; very masochistic
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
without getting annoyed; without being bothered; diligently; properly; carefully
person who moves a lot for their job; family who moves a lot for the primary breadwinner's job
15th day of the 8th lunar month; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to rinse (one's mouth); to gargle
scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon
certified copy; transcript; official copy of the family register
law and politics; justice administration
encumbrance; burden; drag
combined school (e.g. junior high and high school)
working consecutive days (without a holiday)
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
beautiful well-proportioned woman (body 8 times longer than head)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
very low in sugar content
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
past forty; following right course
brigadier general; commodore
holding a position of responsibility
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading