taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
sake tasting; wine tasting
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
reconciliation of interests; settlement of interests
bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
intelligence operative; spy
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
self-discipline; self-improvement
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
manner of using one's hands
contours of one's body; figure
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
legal; lawful; legitimate
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my