smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
answering machine; answerphone
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
piling up; multiple layers
display; (computer) display; monitor
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
English letter; alphabetic character
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
teaching assistant; TA; technology assessment; TA; terminal adapter; TA
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
desktop; desktop computer; desktop (primary display screen on a personal computer)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
such a thing; something like that
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
finish; end; conclusion; landing (in gymnastics)
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
border (between countries); national border
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
Shiga Prefecture (Kinki area)
Heijō-kyō (capital of Japan from 710-40 and 745-84; located in present-day Nara)
area; region; district; locality
Sei Shōnagon (author and poet of the middle Heian period)
to throw at; to turn; to raise