Vocabulary

calorification; thermogenesis

nine lives (of a cat)

making a piece of clothing with the same cloth inside and out; making a kimono with lining of the same fabric

nuptial procession

cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable; cold-blooded

the six virtues (perfections) a Buddha elect practices to attain supreme enlightenment

being lovers

plea; entreaty; supplication

strange thing; eccentric taste; red eboshi

mercantile mind-set; mercenary spirit; being intent on making a profit

dealing in unharvested rice crop

heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman

committing every evil; being given to evil ways; following the path of evil

unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices

(a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom)

exorcism; praying down evil spirits

samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers

man-eating fiend

Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)

ingratiation; sycophancy

substitute for a scheduled live broadcast of a sporting event that was rained out

taste for both wines and sweets; having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things

annoying noise; fruitless argument; useless controversy

ingratiation; sycophancy

flattery; adulation; sycophancy

giving an amorous sidelong look; casting an amorous glance (at); playing up to someone behind the scenes

peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful

fate (safety) of a person (persons) being unknown

offering one's opinion (to someone on something)

taste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life; exoticism

hyperconsciousness; too great a sense (of); something being only one's imagination; letting imagination run away with one

change in mentality; changing one's way of thinking; adjusting psychologically to shifting circumstances

radical change in mentality; radically changing one's way of thinking; radical change in consciousness

strong determination; strong-willed; having strong will power; firmness of purpose

(words with) different kanji but the same Japanese reading (and usu. a similar meaning)

grudge; spite; malice; rancor

love of fine clothing; weakness for fine clothes; being extravagant in clothing

living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation

one-line fact; one-line information; information (explanation) provided in a few scanty words

(excelling in) one area or skill; (being skilled or gifted in) one certain area