Vocabulary

lute priest; minstrel; blind travelling biwa player dressed like a Buddhist monk

cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk

city-state (e.g. the Vatican)

ship used in Japanese missions to Ming dynasty China

big turnoff; major letdown; damper (on things)

disenchantment; apathy; spoiled fun; turn-off

Japanese mission to Ming dynasty China

English (language); British English

increase in size

your address; your place of residence

office of a retired emperor

monument (commemorating a virtuous deed)

winning number (e.g. in lottery); lucky number

gloomy feeling; dark sign

mysterious presence; aura of mystery

large breasts; incredible boobs

going all out without regarding an opponent's hand

snow globe

snow globe

ominous air; weird air; menacing atmosphere

mindfulness

island language; island dialect

returning profits to customers; lowering prices to make up for profits (e.g. from exchange rate changes); distribution of profits (to staff, shareholders)

Japan and Korea; Japanese-Korean

jumping sideways; flying sideways

jumping sideways; flying sideways

mother tongue (from the island where one was raised)

dead space

running as fast as one can

nature of business; business operations

to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to avoid

sensational crime that becomes a media event; theatrical crime

distracted driving

wooden signboard with a peaked top (usu. with information about a historical place)

death portrait; shini-e; ukiyo-e print depicting someone in their final moments

personal record; personal best

student number (for seating, etc. in class)

post-game analysis (go, chess, othello, etc.); post mortem

unlined kimono worn as an undergarment by court nobles

cost-cutting; cost reduction