language spoken by the Emishi; languages spoken by the nanban during the Edo Period (e.g. Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch); foreign language
unimpressive; unspectacular; unsatisfactory; undistinguished; lackluster; mediocre
seeking after (Buddhist teachings, etc.); wanting; desiring; (arch.) loving
pungent; biting; racy; hot
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
(one's) work performance; performance record; service record
territorial ruler (Yamato-period)
newly recruited wrestlers in the first round of presentation after mae-zumo
fruit and vegetable market
Omachi rice; late growing wet-land rice variety, often used in sake production
type of amulet sold at Shinto shrines
monopoly system; government monopoly
stock (in grafting); wood used as a platform (or base, etc.); block (i.e. chopping block); (gun) stock
alliance (esp. originally of individual member states of the Six Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty)
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
rich kid; person who grew up wealthy
foreign policy; diplomatic affairs
official writing system of a country; official script; kana (as opposed to kanji); Japanese syllabary; kanji created in Japan (as opposed to China); Japanese-made kanji
fish sauce made of salted and fermented sardines, mackerel, or squid; a specialty of the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture
creating a mystery; mystification
camp stool; folding stool
hiring locally; locally-hire; local employee; employment of local staff
shooting range; firing range; rifle range; shooting gallery