malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
overheating; overexcitement
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
pleasure of looking (at something beautiful or precious); sight for sore eyes; feast for the eyes
to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point; zero (on a scale)
north wind; northerly wind
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to provide; to arrange; to install
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
insight; power of observation
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
personal guidance; tutoring
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
all together in a line; all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; underdressed for the occasion