publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
related to; in relation to
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stomach ache; abdominal pain
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri
congratulation; celebration
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
rhyming game; play on words; pun
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
chronological order; time series
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
great person; eminent figure
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
outline; summary; argument
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman