restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
(one's efforts) not being enough; not succeeding (despite one's best efforts); not being up to the task; being beyond one's ability
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
opening and closing; opening and shutting
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
opening and shutting; opening and closing
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
coverall apron; cook's apron
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
wild harvested nori; jelly lichen (Collema sp.)
soup made from boiling leftover fish scraps; fishhead soup
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest