homosexuality; homosexual love
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
the same; the said; likewise
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
imperial virtue; heavenly virtue; greatest virtue; highest virtue
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
library; book collection; paperback book