to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
siblings; brothers and sisters
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
whispering into a person's ear
women's college; women's university
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to smile broadly; to grin widely
clerk; office worker; kulak
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
high; noble; refined; advanced
literal translation; direct translation
posterity; future generations; future life
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to be perturbed; to be agitated
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to translate; to interpret
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
price; cost; value; worth; value
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort