manic depression; mood swing
factor of proportionality; constant of proportionality
Mixi (Japanese social networking website)
tanga; brief bikini-like underwear, orig. from Brazil
to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam); old man living in the countryside
victory is mine; with this, I'll win
as (one) walks on, and on
snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis); snow-flower
in the background; not standing out
destroy a country, but its mountains and rivers remain; the land outlasts the king
white wig, worn by an actor playing a demon (noh)
dictionary of terminology; glossary
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
all good works; all good deeds
outcast; odd man out; pariah
somebody (important); person of importance
home run hitting competition
archives (building); record office; museum
infamous crime or offense (offence)
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
drinking in turn from one vessel (cup, glass, etc.)
alliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty); (tactic of) making and breaking alliances (to benefit oneself as the occasion demands); resorting to alliances as a diplomatic expedient
yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned)
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
head start; initiative; preemption