castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
fixed amount (of money); fixed sum; flat sum
onigiri with shrimp tempura filling
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to perceive; to understand
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
recommendation; referral; endorsement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to call together; to convene
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
worried look; melancholy air
throughout; all through; right through
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)