first cry of a newborn baby
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
seventh day of the month; seven days
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
to go out and away; to leave
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
insubordination; outlawry
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to set (sun); to become dark
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
power; might; authority; influence
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
crow (Corvus spp.); raven