home delivery (of food); outside catering
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
potbellied sumo wrestler; wrestler with a big belly; goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
the staff; inside the department
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
one's whole life; one's lifetime
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
to lure someone; to entice someone
writing; composition; essay; sentence
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity