publisher; publishing house; publishing company
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
umibōzu; sea yōkai, resembling a huge bald-headed black figure; sea monster; green turtle
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
to scuttle off; to take flight
throat; important part; vital area
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to be main; to be principal; to be important
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
that is to say; so that means
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); Jinki era (724.2.4-729.8.5); Shinki era
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
description; account; delineation; (a) predicative; predication
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
scholarship; scientific attainments
deadly serious; deadly earnest
doctrinal dispute (within or between religious schools)
writing; book; (literary) work
shramana (wandering monk)
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
complicated and mysterious
so (condensed milk product eaten in ancient Japan); Soviet Union
legend; folklore; tradition
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug