clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
chastity; virtue; fidelity
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
well-bred; of good upbringing
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
quarrel; dispute; argument
pose (in kabuki); posture
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
westward trip; trip to the West
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
five (long cylindrical things)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context); to bring in a man for sex
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
The Flea Waltz (piano piece); Der Flohwalzer; Chopsticks (UK)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
theory of education; view of education
study; learning; tutorial
(Judeo-Christian) Sabbath
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam