major subject; special study
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
second day of the month; two days
stone sauna; facility where one rests on towels laid on a slab of heated natural rock
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
to have a meal; to take a meal
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
assorted grains; cereals; millet
natural food; health food
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
appointment; rendezvous; date
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
theatre-going; theater-going
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
magic flute; The Magic Flute (by Mozart)
Tristan and Iseult (ger: Tristan und Isolde)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
firefly watching; firefly catching
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely