khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
Yanagita Kunio (1875.7.31-1962.8.8)
Orikuchi Shinobu (1887.2.11-1953.9.3)
folklore studies; folkloristics
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
each (every) time; whenever
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
primitive; crude; archaic
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
notebook computer; laptop
writing (e.g. as a profession)
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
IQ; intelligence quotient