Vocabulary

crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)

kanji for "takara" (impressed on the obverse of a coin)

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

good-natured; of good character

Oceania

the powers that be

uvala (composite karst depression)

fedelini (pasta)

school

eardrop (earring with a pendant)

ear drops (medicine); eardrops

future progressive form; future progressive tense

to be at a loss for words

to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply

radio station

to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur

honorific affix

older lady

august

august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine

honorific or polite prefix

another's wife or daughter

enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple

god

god

to walk in (to)

outspoken; forthright; frank; direct

territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.)

countryside; country

I; me

lord (hereditary title for imperial descendants in outlying regions)

frightening; terrifying

intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

cyber-crime; net crime

cervical spinal cord; cervical cord

buckling

to make an all-night vigil; to spend a sleepless night

to be in a slump