Imperial Household Shinto
carbon heater; carbon fiber heater
cold northerly winter wind from the Rokko Mountains
administrative subrogation
Christmas rose (Helleborus niger)
foreign residents of Japan; foreigners living in Japan
red birthmark (esp. a hemangioma)
to get a body piercing (earlobe, tongue, etc.)
sentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement; order; command
facial flushing; drink-reddened face; having a hoarse voice after drinking; raspiness caused by over-drinking
720ml bottle (of alcohol)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
Rising Sun flag; naval ensign of Japan
way one ages; aging (gracefully, etc.)
fallacy; fallacious argument
garbage man; garbage collector
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
swastika (45-degree clockwise form used as a Nazi symbol); Hakenkreuz
professional pachinko player
a long time (since the last time)
construction vehicle (bulldozer, backhoe, loader, etc.)
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
protecting a rice field; watching over a field; person who watches over a rice field