Vocabulary

rest; calm; peace; quiet

coquettish woman

kachāshī; katcharsee; festive Okinawan folk dance

my book; my (humble) work

hanging display rack (e.g. in shop)

black seed (Nigella sativa); black cumin

chemical equation; reaction formula

love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena); ragged lady; fennelflower; nigella

black cumin (Nigella sativa); black seed

bullying (the weak); bully

cannon shot (billiards); canon shot; carom shot

metropolitan tax (of Tokyo)

prefectural tax

prefectural tax (of Hokkaido)

power map; power structure; power relationships

being in love with an idol, actor, etc.; fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.

Russia and China (Qing dynasty); Sino-Russian

urban development

at one's feet; underfoot

Acala's eyes, one looking up and the other looking down

loud noise; clamor; clamour; uproar; tumult

god of love; goddess of love

one's favourite member of an idol group

ritual acts performed under a waterfall

lush waterside reeds

workation; working vacation

unusual onsen bath (e.g. with flowers and fruit placed in the water)

imperial command; government order

person who attends a renga meeting

loan, credit card, etc. arrangement where one makes an extra payment on receiving a bonus

country; state

Minister of the Imperial Household

various countries; various regions; various provinces

one stride; single stride

solid food; solids

honorific expressions learned from company training manuals

slash-and-burn farmer (in Korea)

fortune-telling; divination

ex-husband; former husband

private university