photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
being startled; getting a shock
confidential; secret; classified
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
steady progress; rapid advance
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
to have a meal; to take a meal
condition of one's stomach
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
moderate; proper; just right
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
history of Japan; Japanese history
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
old capital; former capital