paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
village; hamlet; settlement
large amount of money; great cost
capital; funds; seed money; asset
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
ectogenesis; outside the body
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
great difference; big difference; wide margin
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
undifferentiated; unspecialized
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
origin; source; beginning; starting point
material; substance; matter
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
ladle; tadpole; musical note