Western painting; Western film; Western movie
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
unpopular (esp. with the opposite sex); undatable
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
January; first month of the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
national character; regional character
at the mercy of (something or someone)
voting; ballot; poll; vote
April Fools' Day; April fool
national holiday; festival day
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
legislation; development of laws
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
abuse; misuse; perversion
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to be (something) very much; to be an extreme (something)
military officer; naval officer
incommunicative; taciturn
toast; congratulatory cup
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks