clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
succession struggle; succession race
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
(Japanese) imperial succession
foster father; adoptive father
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
enthronement ceremony; coronation
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
lid resting directly on food; wooden drop-lid for simmering
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
having more wins than losses; taking the lead (in points, goals, etc.)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
junior high school student; middle school pupil