paternal rights; father's right of control as head of the household
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
cavernous body; body of (genital) erectile tissue (incl. corpus cavernosum and corpus spongiosum)
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
conceptualization; conceptualisation
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
piece of instrumental music
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
to be sacked; to be dismissed
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout