Chinese temple bamboo (Sinobambusa tootsik); tootsik bamboo
surgical castration; castration surgery; neutering; orchiectomy; orchidectomy
river management; river improvement; flood control
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)
brand loyalty; brand-orientation; brand consciousness; infatuation with big-name brands
to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance
general news; miscellaneous news
to learn by heart (rote); to memorize; to memorise
everyday clothes; underwear
old-fashioned person; old-timer; old fogey
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan
as long as one's strength lasts
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
indecent; shameful; unsightly; pathetic
thump; thud (sound representing the footfalls of something heavy)
Bun'ei era (1264.2.28-1275.4.25)
Kōan era (1278.2.29-1288.4.28)
brown meat (crab); miso-like paste found inside a crab's (and arthropods in general) intestinal area; miso mixed with crab innards or scraps
black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon); giant tiger prawn
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
drenched; soaked; romantically
earnestly; immediately; exactly
sound asleep; fast asleep; untidy; slovenly
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
combination microwave and (gas or electric bar) oven