the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
finance business; moneylending business
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
discriminated-against people; group of people suffering discrimination
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
very; greatly; exceedingly
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
practice of abandoning old people, usu. women
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to become better; to improve
comic strip with dramatic story
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
roaming; drifting about; wandering
Matsuo Bashou (1644-1694)
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
traditional art; traditional performance art
six (long cylindrical things)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion