different school (e.g. of ikebana)
when you've got to go, you've got to go; (lit.) farts and boils aren't choosy about where (or when) to appear
superintendence; supervision; administration
thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
excellence; superiority; preeminence
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
archery ceremony; ceremony related to archery
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
to bail (e.g. water from a boat); to ladle
allotment (of land); parcelling out
studless winter tire (tyre)
fry-simmering; cooking by first briefly deep-frying, then simmering in broth; fry-simmered food; fried food in broth
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
lowly people (Edo period); eta
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
bomb cyclone; explosive low-pressure system
sincerity and kindheartedness; honesty and simplicity
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
to copulate (animals); to mate
alternating; taking turns
lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist
credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits
threatened (species); endangered
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to formularize (a theory); to formularise
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
Western-style sit-down toilet
to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)
schedule of events; calendar of events
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb