house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
historical play; period drama
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
best article under heaven; peerless
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
something; some kind of; for some reason
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
earth-friendly; ecological; sustainable
head; brains; intellect; understanding
energy conservation; economical use of energy
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
digital versatile disc; DVD
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
island country mentality; insular spirit; insularism; insularity
charm; incantation; spell; curse
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; beef
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
eating quickly; speed-eating
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit