(feather) duster; dusting
(Edo-period inn) maidservant
thorn apple; jimsonweed; Datura stramonium
dark circles around the eyes; periorbital dark circles
perceptive mental disturbances
avoiding to commit oneself; (being) noncommittal
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
menstrual irregularity; irregular menstruation
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
to make a false accusation
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun
mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
to drop into, drop-by-drop
during pregnancy; while pregnant
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
Double Cross (role-playing game)
litchi (Nephelium litchi); lychee; bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd; Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod)
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
calculus bovis; ox bezoar; cattle gallstone
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
uneasy; ill at ease; upset; agitated; perturbed
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
painting red; vermillion lacquering
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes
meat miso; miso mixed with ground meat
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood