to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
wage system; wage structure
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
free markets and open guilds (policy enacted by daimyo in the Azuchimomoyama Period (1573-1598) that weakened the strict regulations surrounding business establishment in market places and important cities, allowing new businesses to open in Joka-machi market places)
separation of church and state
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
interference; meddling; butting in
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
elegance; taste; refinement
scenery; scene; landscape
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
refinement; elegance; grace
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare