wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
pad; padding; pad (of paper); gamepad
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
mulberry (colour); dark purple
girls' or women's division or section
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
arrangement; pact; agreement
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
Hachiman (god of war); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
the current ...; this; today's ...
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
minimum temperature; lowest temperature; (today's) low
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
outsider; someone outside of a group
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith