lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
gnashing the teeth; gear cutting
opening; beginning; commencement
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "pu"; "pa" column or row of the kana syllabary
hemostatic method; styptic treatment; stanching
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
taking an unexpected opportunity
unhappy event (e.g. death); funeral
matter for great congratulation
geminate consonant (small "tsu" in Japanese)
benkan (type of square ceremonial crown)
the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)
acting inhumanly; inhuman person
sukiya style of building; style of a tea-ceremony arbor (arbour)
unless (you do something)
one stride; single stride; short distance
Number of the Beast (i.e. 666)
safety measure; safety precaution
supernatural things; unnatural phenomena; spirits and demons
Minakata Kumagusu (1867.5.18-1941.12.29)
to stop blowing (of wind); to blow over; to blow itself out; to die down; to subside; to abate
Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin
pinky swear; pinky promise; linking little fingers to confirm a promise
falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)