miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
item; something that one "just has to have"
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
sin of having sexual relations with a woman (for a Buddhist priest)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
hourglass figure; having a good-looking, full-bodied figure (of a woman); big breasts and buttocks, tight waist
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to mix; to stir; to blend
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
rather; sooner; preferably
even if; even though; however; no matter how
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely