bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
Ursa Major (constellation)
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
finish; completion; the end
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
fate; destiny; predestination
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
otherwise; or else; if not
occupation; calling; livelihood
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
great laughter; burst of laughter
chilly; unpleasantly cold
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
university (college) professor
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating