(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
stolen goods; loot; spoils
the reverse; other side; lining
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
immersion; dipping; in microscopy, immersing both the objective lens and the specimen in a liquid to increase the numerical aperture; in photolithography, filling the air gap between the final lens and the wafer surface with a liquid to increase the resolution
example; specimen; sample
five (long cylindrical things)
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
detailed knowledge; finely detailed
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
common people; ordinary people; masses
handicraft; industrial art object