effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
long hair style popular in the Genroku era
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
to jump at; to be attracted by
wind blowing down from a mountain
Hanshan and Shi De (two Tang-era Chinese monks, often the subjects of works of art)
foreign (international) relations; diplomacy; external affairs
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
extermination; annihilation
men's basketball; boys' basketball
temporary suspension (of business); brief shutdown
extra (special) issue (e.g. of a magazine)
illegality; (arch.) police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
sea urchin; seasoned sea urchin eggs
newly-built ship; new boat
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
ceremony to celebrate the completion of a building; inauguration ceremony
true seal (animal); earless seal