matched set of four arrows for target shooting
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load
erythrophobia; fear of blushing
to be or lie just outside of
to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest; to gain recognition; to get on in the world
oral contraceptives; the pill
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
imperial decree; imperial edict
aplastic anemia; aplastic anaemia
development (of film); photographic processing
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
eunicid (any worm of family Eunicidae)
witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism
to lie down; to throw oneself down
bulky; unwieldy; haughty; high-handed
to put one's life on the line
the three kleshas that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will and ignorance)
fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
necrophilia; necrophilism
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
radiative cooling; radiational cooling
Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
to rank with; to rank among
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be consistent; to be coherent