shame; embarrassment; disgrace
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to cut; to slit; to cut open
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
light; right; right field; right fielder
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
gem; jewel; precious stone
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank