feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
cultural assets; cultural property
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
performer; entertainer; actor
password; watchword; motto; slogan
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
coordinator; coordinating role
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
important cultural property; important cultural asset
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to keep watch; to stand guard
shallow knowledge; superficial learning
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
lineage; pedigree; family line
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex