dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
courteous; decorous; polite
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
courtship behavior; courtship display
period of time; time slot; time zone
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
pink (colour, color); peach
a little more; a bit more
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
messenger; envoy; emissary
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to be selected (from among many people)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
shut-in; stay-at-home; recluse; (lit.) security officer of one's own home
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
complementation; supplementation; completion
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality