December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
frequent reflection; frequent meditation
anthology; selection of books
flora (publication); herbal
person of letters; literary person
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
24th day of the month; 24 days
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
Solomon; Solomon (10th century BCE; King of Israel)
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
prone to adultery; flirtatious
women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
basking in the sun; sunbathing
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
animal abuse; animal cruelty; cruelty to animals; cruelty toward animals
black beard; noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
elder sister; effeminate man