Itsukushima Shrine (old kanji)
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
Tōkyū Den-en-toshi Line; Tokyu Garden City Line
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
cloth (for making clothes)
Thunberg spirea; Spirea thunbergii
(arch.) ginger (Zingiber officinale); Japanese pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum)
red-light district; pleasure quarters; love affair; romance
excerpt; offprint; printed separately
money to see one over the New Year period
weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
The Great Passage (2011 novel by Shion Miura, 2013 movie, 2016 animated TV series)
publishing part by part (e.g. in a magazine)
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; stealing
to be filled with thousand emotions; to be overwhelmed by a flood of emotions; to be wrought by a thousand emotions
snow pea; snow peas; mange tout
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
pursuit of profits; profit-seeking
New Year's pine decorations
vacuum bag (used to make clothes, futons, etc. easier to store)
urine bottle; (urinary) bedpan; chamber pot (esp. medical); urinal
Tokuma Shoten (publisher)
capricious; moody; whimsical
reason; circumstances; meaning
rolling about; tossing and turning (in bed); jactitation; jactation
aggressive; active and bold (daring); resolute determination
scooping loaches; catching loach in a net; loach-catching dance
red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
lacking talent; lacking accomplishments
appetizer; later date; post-dating (e.g. a letter or cheque)
significant turning point
Look for a big tree when you want shelter; Serve the powerful for your own good