Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
digital versatile disc; DVD
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
to be common (to); to have (something) in common (with); to be mutually understood; to have a mutual connection; to communicate with each other
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
on that occasion; at that time; then; in that case
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
improved version; revised edition; refinement
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
(dying of) natural causes
long face; looking dejected
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents'); (lit.) to gnaw on (someone's) shin
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
forevermore; for eternity
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly