period; full stop; piri; Korean double reed instrument
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
Kojien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
hard ball; regulation ball
big-name brand; brand-name goods
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
sabre-toothed tiger (prehistoric feline, esp. the species Smilodon fatalis); saber-toothed tiger
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
second term; second stage
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
desperation; self-abandonment
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
Christmas carol; Christmas song
work experience; work history
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
ancient Japanese martial arts
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
measuring instrument; instrumentation
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye