dish of rice and miso soup or dried bonito flakes; (lit.) cat food
semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
figure-four (pro wrestling move); figure-four leg lock
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch
high-handed person; domineering person
Maine coon (breed of cat)
dish of rice and miso soup or dried bonito flakes; (lit.) cat food
football fish (any fish of family Himantolophidae, esp. the Atlantic footballfish, Himantolophus groenlandicus)
emptiness is form; illusion of the reality of matter
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
toilet seat with bidet functions
many objects (for study); encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
udon served in a pot with broth
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity
molester; groper; masher; pervert
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
to stray from; to get lost