boyfriend; almost boyfriend
shaft (of an arrow); arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
the whole village; all the villages (in an area)
circle painted with a single stroke in Zen calligraphy
double-dipping (a food item in sauce)
checking (if an arrow has hit its target); marking; person who checks if an arrow has hit its target
arrow with feathers that curve to the right (the second of two arrows to be fired)
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
(arch.) seal; (arch.) stamp; depressing the string of a zither with one's left hand; (in archery) left hand; obstinacy; stubbornness
sound asleep; fast asleep; untidy; slovenly
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
Giant Baba (professional wrestler)
happy turn (brand of rice crackers produced by Kameda Seika)
pickle on a stick (usually a cucumber)
archer's glove (with a groove for pulling the string)
year of the Rooster; year of the Cock
lust for money; hunger for money
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
school(s) with flexible, child-centred curricula
that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton
main newscaster (of a specific show, etc.); main newsreader
caw caw; sound made by crows; crow
to have a break in the conversation; to experience an awkward silence; (lit.) an angel passes
kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
arrow length; bundle of arrows
The Book of Rites; Liji; Li Chi
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
Gamba Osaka (Japanese pro soccer team)
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff