East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
expected date of confinement; expected delivery date (of a baby)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
occasional; infrequent; rare
early (days); initial stage; initial
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
imposing stance; daunting pose
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
polish (jewels); cultivation
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
over-fond parent; doting parent
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn