to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
precocious; precocious child
in person; personally; directly
technical skill; ability; capacity
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
collective view (opinion)
influence; clout; leverage
deflection; deviation; variation; declination; drift
occurrence; taking place; happening
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to half-rise to one's feet
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)
at work; in the midst of work; working
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
cesspool; sink; manure sink
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening