shredding; chopping up; pulping
Heliopolis (ancient Egypt)
everlasting; eternal; immortal; imperishable; undying
to break the Buddhist commandments
Dead Souls (novel by Gogol); Myortvye dushi
(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)
blood-forming medicine; hematopoietics
westerlies; prevailing westerlies
Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia); grass-mowing sword
the three main Shinto gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
electronic; electronic formula
following someone's example, and committing suicide
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
fundamental idea; basic concept
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
fixed fitting (esp. window)
phase change; state change; transformation
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
spoilt vote; faulty ballot
long-distance arrow (archery)
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
Maritime Self-Defense Force
vertical and horizontal; warp and weft (weaving); warp and woof
The Iliad (epic poem attributed to Homer)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
deity of the Moon; moon god