Kofun period (of Japanese history, 250-538 CE); Tumulus period
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
calamity; disaster; accident
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
surname; family name; last name
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
small hill; low hill; hillock
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
texture; "grain" of a fabric or cloth; direction of the loom or weave in a roll of fabric
heart attack; myocardial infarction
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
regular matches in an official tournament
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
to give; to let one have; to do for one
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to appear all together; to be all present
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
chicken skin (e.g. in cooking); bird skins
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)