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
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)
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
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
(another's) daughter; young lady
craving for food, a cigarette, etc.; longing to have something in one's mouth
half body bathing; hip bath
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
finally; in the end; on top of all that