white plaster bun-shaped mound (used to support base stones, etc.)
side seating (to stage right in noh); centerstage right (noh)
Formosan lily (Lilium formosanum)
National Research Institute of Police Science
hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters)
keeping a bird as a pet; aviculture; person who keeps a bird as a pet; aviculturist; bird breeder
jonidan (second lowest) division
to seize; to grab; to collar
customary; usual; common; ordinary; idiomatic
unmanly; weak; irresolute; sissy; acting like a woman
an antisudorific (agent or material)
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
bun filled with sweet green pea paste
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
secret knowledge; interior of a temple
receipt (of money); receiving
pile; stilt; column; building raised on columns
punishable offense; crime
closely-packed series of lectures; intensive course
shouting in a thunderous voice; blustering out
underground website or online message board for a school where students typically exchange information on tests, commit cyberbullying, etc.
first Bon Festival following the death of a family member
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
plump ears (large, fleshy earlobes), said to bring good fortune
to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner); to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give somebody the brown-eye
paper tube; cardboard tube
taking care of everything; no need to do anything